You’re offending me by saying I’m annoying you. Want to be cell mates?
Just wanted to let you know that I may be sending you my next blog from jail. Of course, you may be receiving it in jail as well. In fact, just about everyone who owns a computer will probably be in jail soon if Arizona lawmakers have their way and their idea goes national.
In a proposed bill that is so mind-numbingly stupid that I almost can’t write about it without brain cells oozing out of my head, writing emails or posting blogs or comments online that contain “annoying” or “insulting” speech would be considered a crime in Arizona. This would also include radio talk show hosts, many of whom make a nice living by expressing their opinions, which often include insults.
David Horowitz, executive director of the Media Coalition in New York City, said that the bill’s sweeping language would severely inhibit First Amendment rights. Gee, ya think? Every time I think we’ve heard it all out of the mouths of the morons we elect to office, I’m proven wrong. (Oops, looks like I’m going to jail again.)
Defenders of the bill say that its purpose is to stop cyber bullying, terrifying, intimidating and harassing. OK, if those are the objectives, then why add the words “annoying” and “offending” to the bill’s language? I think we know why. It’s another in a never-ending series of strategies aimed at giving government the power to control everything and make a mockery out of the Bill of Rights.
“Annoying, Offending’ Language Online Would Be Crime Under Arizona Bill” has some quotes from the bill’s defenders that are amusing, including the one that says, “I’m a defender of the Constitution like anyone else.”
There’s only one way to get certain politicians to stop wasting our tax dollars with ridiculous legislation and that’s to vote them out of office. In the meantime, how do you feel about our right to annoy or insult someone? Do you believe that people who engage in this activity online or on the airwaves should be subject to arrest, conviction and jail time? And just for the fun of it, which public figure would you like to see arrested for the crime of being annoying? I hope we can have some fun with this one.
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Somebody’s been spending too much time across the state line in Commiefornia. This is the type of legislation they would propose! How about leaving things alone and stop sweating the nonsense?
It sounds like the intent of the bill started off as a good thing. Bullying needs to be addressed where children and teens are concerned. All forms of it need to be addressed. But how do you control the expansion of a good thing to avoid a violation of our freedom of speech. Wish I had the answer.
10/24/2016 – 7:30 AM EDT It annoys me the these articles are not dated. It also annoys me that from the article, don’t know what idiot legislature proposed the bill or if it died in committee already!
Please expound upon the link to revised law again and let us know which particular section you’re speaking of.
Has a licensed attorney or other counsel reviewed the verbiage of this ?
AZ Senator McCains photos and advocacy of ISIS OFFENDS me. Will he do time (finally?)
Or is he a sponsor of the bill?
First off-SUPPORT SHERRIF JOE!!! He’s the only sensible voice in AZ.He has been under attack ever since this administraition took office.Keep him in office until we can get a replacement in the WH(and no it’s not Billary)
This is a direct way to do away with all Christian activities such as, poems, scriptures, pictures of Jesus, ext.
I was and still am annoyed and suffer extreme anguish at the hands of all the people that voted for Barack Obama for prez. And I’m annoyed and anguished by those that voted for the Arizona legislature, too. Jail these folks so that my anguish may be assuaged.
This is why there should be a national test on maturity before voting.
1) Know your candidates character/background
2) Make that candidate spell out what they intend to do and you have to prove you understand their stance.
3) Does that candidate embrace the US Constitution without exception?
4) Does that candidate believe the government is the servant or should be served by its people, and how?
5) Final question: “why are you interested in voting?”
Once those are answered “like a driver’s test”, then they are allowed to vote.
@Adam, you’re not alone on this one. LOL
I annoy certain black people merely by being white. Some white people are annoyed by blacks simply because they are black. I annoy Koran-embracing Muslims because of my strong proclaimed faith in Christ, and ISIS and Westboro Baptists annoy and offend everyone. Jail for one and all, Including the president and his entire administration…and the Arizona legislator who came up with this annoying, offensive bill.
Is there legislature dominated by Democrats?
Thank you Catherine. I don’t live in Arizona and think I’ll change my mind about moving there! Who were the idiots who thought that one up?
So if they are going to pass this Bill I think it is time they start getting PRISION SENTENCES for not following the BILL OF RIGHTS or OUR CONSTITUTION and for stepping all over the PEOPLE there suppose to be PROTECTING………….WHAT do u all think
We are a REPUBLIC NATION STILL PEOPLE WAKE UP
PLEASE
FOR
THE
CHILDREN’S
SAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,!!!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!!!!!
There’s an old axiom, “Better the devil you know, than the one you don’t.” Free speech lets all us little devil s vocalize what we think. We’ll still have the opinions they don’t like, we’ll still find ways to annoy others, and we’ll still find ways to get rid of people who can’t think a problem all the way through. Vote them out. If you don’t vote, you have no moral right to complain, talk or write about the problems. In short, VOTE or shut up. Now, have I annoyed you enough to go out and vote intelligently, actually know the people you are voting for and what they think behind the facade of politics? I hope so.
SURE I VOTE, BUT AS YOU MUST ALREADY KNOW, VOTES ARE FIXED AND FRAUDULANT. DEAD PEOPLE, ILLEGALS WITH PHONY IDENITY. THE MILITARY’S VOTE NEVER BEING COUNTED. SO YOU SAY?
couldn’t have been better said with such few words
Not to mention rigged and hacked electronic voting machines. This was already proven the case during the 2000 election that put W in the White House.
These machines are still being rigged.
The instance of fraudulent voters is far out weighed by rigged electronic voting machines.
You are so RIGHT! I love the way you said that!
I used to parrot those words nearly word for word. If we could just get everyone to intelligently cast their vote we could turn this country around. Now it’s my thinking that has turned around. We have a duopoly masquerading as a two party system of elections. It doesn’t matter any more who gets elected. We have the best government money can buy. If, on the other hand, we could convince the overwhelming majority of the electorate to NOT vote, the elections would lose legitimacy. Just a thought. What we’ve been doing isn’t working. Hope and Change fizzled. What’s next?
I lived in Tucson for 20 years,and it amazes me what the so called legislators are coming up with these days.I’ve only been gone 3 years ,and it was never like them to do something like this then,as long as you could keep war-monger McCains hands off everything.I feel the need to rid ourselves of the entire govn’t and start fresh.Obama ,is obviously not a citizen,but a muslim.He needs to go first and then,anyone he appointed.After the corporate govn’t,then the state govn’ts who act like the us corporate one needs to go.We want our Republic back.
Contact your elected officials and vocalize your thoughts. It usually works. Don’t sit in the back seat and let them drive you anywhere. they want to Stop them, get out of the drive venture. Vocalize to the driver; your officals.
The 2014 elections landed a majority for the Republican party and right off the bat the current congress set up trouble by giving into the president through funding. We have arguments on who should be house speaker and now an argument on who should be senate speaker since both speakers currently support the president’s agendas. I see more problems coming if this congress fails to use their power to override the president’s veto. The lies, threats, and bribes from the backdoor folk supporting this president need to stop influencing those who were elected to make change happen. Voters have no power to stop the backdoor folk.
So VERY true!
Obama should not go, he should be jailed forever for treason,stealing, being president while being a muslem Kenyan.
If this idiotic bill passes the legislature, first, Gov. Brewer will probably veto it. She should then call for the arrest or impeachment of all legislators that voted on the bill for violating the 1st amendment. I know it’s a cinderella scenario, but that is what should happen.
I agree. She seems much too common-sense to go along with this ridiculosity. Just how is “annoying” speech defined? Sounds extremely subjective. There are plenty of whiney victims around who can take just about anything as an insult. (Whaddya mean “the sun is shining”?! Ya think I’m STUPID? Ya think I’m BLIND?)
Hopefully this proposition gets trounced, along with the [INSULT ALERT] nitwits who proposed it.
Now that’s really interesting about Rep. Pelousy [GASP… INADVERTENT INSULT] sending someone to jail for persistently bugging her about an issue. Guess I’d better be looking over my shoulder, the way I’ve been pestering my two [INSULT DELETED] California Senators lately about a whole list of topics.
Foirmer House speaker Nancy Pelosi put a man in prison for seven (7) years because he annoyed her over her actions on Obama-care. Well readers—–What do you think about that? Comments, anyone anyone.
Omg! WOW! I truly didn’t know that! But I should not be shocked because pretty much anything that Natzi and his insane clown posse does, is kept out of any and all main stream Media!
You hit the nail on the head. Our main problem is the social media, I wonder who controls them, as they only tell the public what they decide to too say, because of them most of the people believe what they say , but they do not realize that we are being led like lambs to slaughter.
Annoyance was translated to Harassment which is punishable. I am annoyed by anyone who acts like I am lying or wrong for speaking my mind. Only I can’t accuse those people of harassment unless they do it often enough. So what is the determining factor for ‘often’?
I do declare, I think those folks out in Arizona have been out in the sun far to long. Are the citizens allowing insane maniac’s run the state government? I wouldn’t be a bit surprise if the Governor thinks she is the Queen of Hearts. Maybe, someone should explain to the people that live in Arizona that the State of Arizona’s Government works for the people and not the other way around. Otherwise, the Queen will declare, “OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!”
What I get really tired of is the belief of legislators like this: that they think they can actually legislate human behavior. Yes, cyber bullying is an issue, and so is bullying, which has been around for far longer. You cannot get rid of it by passing a law. It is a behavioral issue that is better addressed through education and discussion of ethical values, what is right and wrong. It is a social issue far better addressed by society. Cyberbullying is an extension of bullying but the major difference is that cyberbullying proliferates due to the anonymity provided by the internet. It is sheer cowardice, most of these kind of bullies would not dare speak to someone face to face in the same manner. If the lawyers want to legislate something useful, then make it illegal to post anything online under anything but a real name and see how far that ideas flies…
I fully agree with your definition. Behavior needs to be changed to help correct the problem. Just like the other laws being created to force gun control in hope of curbing the mass shootings. It is not the gun that kills or maimes without the use of the shooter’s attitude and behavior guiding that gun to act. Cars kill people daily but only after the driver exhibits an act of bad behavior or judgement and we don’t see laws stopping people from owning a car. We need to find a way to ‘change the attitude’ of the ones responsible for creating such insane laws and forcing the loss of our freedoms.
I have been annoyed ever since Obama took office. America was suppose to be the land of the FREE! I know my ansesters did not fight and die for us to end up in a police state. Have we been so poisen by the additives put in our “food” (anything so processed and robed of it nutrients should not be called food) that we have followed the masses like sheep to the slotter? I’d rather be a goat and go my one way.
All this venting is fine but are any of you taking any kind of action? You should be communicating (politely) with your representatives in local,
state or national government. Tell them what you disapprove of and thank them for voting for what you do approve. Support candidates of your choice with donations or volunteering. But check them out first – look at their voting records which are available at government websites. Follow the progress of bills you are concerned about and give your legislators input!
USPS mailed letters have the most impact and ONE carries the weight of 100 e-mails or e-signed petitions. Get involved PLEASE. If you aren’t a good composer of the written word get some help with how to construct a letter that will be taken seriously. Any form of communication should address ONE issue or bill, be kept short and sweet (one page) and identify clearly the issue or bill, state your reasoning, make your request for opposition or support and be polite. Legislators have staff that reads most of their mail and reports on the trends they find. So if you want your communication to make it to his or her desk it must be clear, concise and valid.
Skye Falling, It has been my experience that when someone talks sense, no one listens. That is a true shame too; because you make total sense of the state of affairs in the Arizona Government. Only the people that live there can help themselves now. I hope they read your statement.
I agree. It works.
Agreed. I’ve done it myself for personal reasons. The Staff do get things answered/resolved. It’s simply contacting them.
So if I think the Bill is annoying does that make it illegal?
A Bill is only legal after approved and passed.
LOL! Too funny! Right there with you!
At lease there is no wiggle room for a goat being lead to slaughter. You know where you stand.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS NOT A DISCUSSION ABT BEING NEGATIVE ONLINE ABT SOMEONE BUT — INTERNET SPYING BEING DONE BY THE GOVT, BEING IT STATE OR FEDERAL GOVT. Please understand they cannot do this because it does violare our First Amendment RIGHTS. More importantly, how do they know you were bullying or offending anyone online except by “READING” YOUR BLOGS OR EMAILS. Here is the real issue — Invasion of Privacy and Freedom of Speech. Our govt is reading our Private correspondence and then deciding if it is offensive???? Who gets to make that decision? What liberal moron came up with this incredubly stupid legislation? And how can they enforce it?
America is full of diversive life styles…with diversive opinions and the First Amendment gives “everyone” the ability to voice their opinions no matter how angry or crass. If some little school girl adult finds anything annoying, they can click off that page. We are not here to obey the desires of a few, but to discuss as a whole. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen and go someplace else that appeals to your kind of thinking. Don’t get me wrong, I prefer debating with a clear headed intelligent person willing to listen to all sides of an ussue. But I have also debated with those that name call and become deroggatory, but that demands a different approach…I don’t go running to mommy because someone called me a dirty name. Come on now. We are adults and we should leave the kiddy stuff back in high school.
As for this Legislation, I live in Arizona and haven’t heard anything abt it. Time to do some indepth research on our govt website. PLEASE DO NOT LET A FEW DETERMINE THE FATE OF MANY. That’S HOW OBAMA CREATED THE LARGEST WELFARE DATABASE EVER – BY addressing the needs of a few instead of those of the many. FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS! OR they’ll be taken away from you.
The only good I can see coming out of it would be to jail those same political and most of the rest. They annoy me by saying one thing and doing another. They annoy me by calling taxes, fines for not following their ideas of right. Just more craps. And if I annoyed anyone with this, I refer you to the band Suicidal Tendencies song”How can I laff tomorrow..” when they apologize for offending.
I do not like the foul language or the bullying at anytime or anywhere, but I do believe in freedom of speech. The country does not have enough prisons or jails for the real criminals, I know this as a fact. Spying on us when we are on line is already being done, making our whole world a police state is their goal, that will be everyones prison. Threatening our lives and the lives of our loved ones will be the control they will exert to control us, not prison. As I said, they do not have the space for the real criminals.
Kathy, there is always room for one more.
The politicians in Arizona are only after one thing; – – – political power, to keep their citizens in line and in check while these politicians get rich off the backs of their constituents.
I think if you don’t want to be cyber bullied stay away from the idiots & sites doing this. The hell with new laws for the STUPID ASSES out there that are too stupid to protect themselves from this crap. As far aS i’M CONCERNED all prisons SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN & ALL PEOPLE WE’RE SUPPORTING FOR FREE SHOULD BE PUT TO DEATH BY PUBLIC HANGING!!!
Almost agree, but would change punishment to a cell too small to stand or lie down, just a solid steel toilet where you sit, food comes on an edible tray. A couple of short terms like this and people will do whatever necessary to not have to do it again. Not only that, this is a real death sentence if there ever was one. No radio, no tv, no reading material, you just sit.
I too deplore the cost of housing criminals in our “corrections system”, but how many are there because they “annoyed” the wrong person or were just a convenient patsy to close a case?
AMEN!
Although I agree that cyberbullying is an issue, I don’t believe we need to create specific laws against it. Citizens, young and old, have options when they become victims of this crime. Our youth just needs to be aware of their rights and stand up for themselves. The definition of “bully” is, someone who acts tough, but cowers when confronted.
Agree 100%! I was taught growing up to NEVER start or help instagate a fight or help in picking on anyone! But to Stand up for myself and for the ones who couldn’t! And my Dad told me if anyone started it I Needed to finish it! I taught my daughter the same thing and she is now 21. I’m the one who told her to never bully anyone or harass them along with the crowd! It is so true that PARENTS need to teach their children better the problem is now that all of these kids that are the problem when it comes to this mess have parents that should have never been ALLOWED to be parents in the first place! But that’s just my opinion! Oh No!… I forgot I should not have said this! Oh I am going to jail for sure! LOL!
Let them put us ALL in jail. If we stick together (that means INTENTIONALLY being annoying online… that is, speaking our minds) they will begin to see that their stupidity is not going to curb us from expressing our rights. What a bunch of turds!
So TRUE!
What if I thing that the new bill is annoying? Can I send some government officials to jail?
LOL!! I wish!!
So the V President using the F-word on TV should have landed him in jail? I was offended at that.
In Virginia if you cuss on the phone you can do jail time.
Shit!
That was a good laugh!
I say we start with the politicians who implemented this idiotic bill, since I find it rude and insulting to my rights and my intellect. Oh and its them being bully’s to us by telling us what we can and can’t say. A bully is someone who tries to implement their will on others without their consent. I thought this was a democratic nation, did the residents of Arizona vote for this yet? How long before lawyers start suing people for what they say about someone else. We all know government and jail is BIG business that’s why so many jails are now independently owned. Almost like Section 8 housing where the government subsidizes your living arrangements. What ever happened to sticks and stones may break my bones? But names and cyber bullying will never hurt me!
1001 ways to generate revenue, Author THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!! Soverein Citizen here I come!!!
That’s where most Americans go wrong, you complain about your freedoms but don’t even know the society you live in. This is not a democratic nation, it was never meant to be a democracy. We are a republic, remember? And to the republic for which it stands, one nation under GOD!!!
It seems that there are people that stand under GOD, some seem to be standing under trees, others still under a rock It is time to remember your heritage and exercise your rights by standing TALL.
Yes! And sure need to!
Vango, what you said makes sense. But there is one problem people are over looking here. They are so concern with cyber bulling, that they are over looking Political bulling. Now what are the people in Arizona going to do? Instead of voting these knuckleheads out of office; they are going to send them to jail for being political bullies?
When you expect common sense from someone, especially your duly elected official, it is a total surprise when they do the opposite and prove how stupid they really are..
Well said!
First of all I’d like to say that ALL LIFE IS WILD so that’s
everyone.
It’s alright for them to insult everyone by doing all the
illegal things they are doing, but it’s not O.K. if we have opinions about it.
JUSTICE 4 ALL!
What does that mean? …That i’m not supposed to say insulting or illegal? How about criminal?
Please remember that just prior to 1945 we fought to the death against a country that had the same pattern of thinking and method of operation. First, control the media, next control speach andother modes of expression. Then, you secure control of the arms of the governing body including courts. With the use of Brown Shirts (thugs for those who do not remember) intimidate and control voting so that all votes equal the same predetermined answer.
The real question is why has our government not impeached the person in the White House? I am afraid that both parties are the flip side of the same coin.
George Sampedro, Considering it’s a two head coin.
The problem that I see with your statement is that our young people, born from 1960 until today, were not informed about the reasons the United States went to war against Germany. Nor were they made aware of the EVILS of the German Government. To these young people; they are reinventing the wheel. They gave back what the “Greatest Generation” won for them in blood and war without realizing that they already had these rights. This is our fault because we strayed away from basic education. We didn’t teach them about our government and how it works. They don’t even know their rights. We have allowed our government to dictate to us what is taught in our schools. What programs should be cut due to budget restraints instead of standing up and demanding that our young people deserve a well rounded education. How can they compete in the world environment if we short change them all? Instead of investing in our children we are investing in creature comforts. Instead of arming our children with knowledge; we are allowing them to satisfy themselves gadgets and the quick fix for the self gratification. Instead of expecting excellence, we have allow mediocrity to be the norm. instead of taking time with our young people and teaching them self reliance, we have taught them dependency on their government.
Instead of saving for the future, these young people are borrowing from their future to pay their debts for the their past pleasures. This is our fault for turning a blind eye to the wrongs in this country and expecting our representatives to do their jobs. This is our young people fault, for not asking better from us. It is our government’s fault, for trying to control our future citizens by keeping them ignorant of their GOD given rights and how government inner workings affect us all. It is our schools fault, for being greedy, for being selfish, and for not standing up to the government when programs were being cut. People care. You just need to tell them, out right, what is wrong and what needs to be fixed. This is why I say that we are dealing with a two head coin. We the people will always lose if we continue to play their game. We need to stop playing games, start getting serious about our government, and how we are going to live with it and within it.
PLAIN & SIMPLE……….Have you put your wet blood ink signature on ANY documents……I have not given anybody power of attorney to sign bills that I choose not to have. That is why I live my life my way. I don’t judge or interferr with others life style as they are on their own journey !! http://peoplestrust1776.org
We must remember, when the “BILL OF RIGHTS”, was written, we did not have the weapons that are used to harm. So the right to bear arms, might need to be looked at a little better! But, I believe the Freedom to express yourself in words, or print will always be a freedom to people! Arizona is way out of hand in even considering such an Act!
You should think about your comment a bit better. People had weapons then as well. Even before guns, people made tools to be used as weapons. every human has the right to protect themselves and their families from would be attackers as well as government tyranny. Now that our current gov. is more corrupt than King George ever was, the right to bear arms is more important than ever. weather you choose to own a weapon or not is a matter of choice, but that choice is your right. To say people have no choice or right to defend makes us slaves to the will of our leaders. When our leaders are supposed to work for the people.
Charlotte, you are obviously a sweetheart, but by definition a “weapon” causes harm. I have no idea what you were thinking, but that really is a naive thing to say.
Handguns, rifles, shotguns, cannon and explosive shells were in use before the Bill of Rights was conceived. Not to mention knives, swords, spears, sling shots, clubs, teeth, hands and feet.
Samual Adams wrote in an article for ‘Discussions on the Constitution’ (that is the full version of what we are programmed to believe ‘the Federalist ‘ is supposed to be-all the Southern and liberty views were left out) “The common man is entitled to own a weapon to protect himself from his government.’ Put that in your Imperial pipe and smoke it.
Wow! Really? The weapons used then we’re congruent to the times as they are now, the right to bear arms is the right to bear arms! Not the arms they approve or to the stipulations they set!. You are not yet a patriot. I suggest you do some reading and soul searching!. ” never to be infringed”
but, during the revolution they had the SAME arms the british did,musket for musket. the constitution calls for us citizens to be as equally armed as the government to be able to put down any act of tyranny foreign OR domestic.
This blog was posted Aug 24, not sure why it came out again today. My radio sources say the law was poorly written so they abandoned it. Good news is this isn’t happening. The bad news is that politicians and lobbyists really spend their time on stuff like this. I know the intent against cyberbullying was a good thing, but how can you take away any element of the 1st Ammendent without taking away the whole thing.
That is a pretyy ignorant statement. Arms have always been made to protect and defend from any threats, That means harming any threat, Bears or Brits. If the Brits had a M16 they would have used it and the Patriots would have too.
Sorry meant to put that under the previous comment from Charlotte
Have we become a society of cry babies and hate mongers. Politically correct has gone to far. Opinions are like just that opinions, none of them are worth anything and I think (opinion) politicians have some of the worst. They are not busy enough so they start to think (big mistake) and the rest of us suffer for it.
living the dream dreaming of living just line up and drink the cool aid AMERICA the new Jonse Town
Whatever happened to sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.
Tell the Administration what you think about them. Tell them off good. Send a voice mail., No microphone or speech application needed….LOL,…LOL….ROTFLMAO
Mr. Maobama IS THE # ONE MOST ANNOYING POLITICIAN!! He is a communist, muslim brotherhood, tree hugging LIAR AND HYPOCRIT!! Thank you for taking my comment. These CREEPY ASS politicians in Arizona’s legislature who proposed this censorship DESERVE TO GO TO JAIL, not the patriotic Americans they are trying to censor!
Hear, hear!! I’m with you! This law that they are proposing, if passed, SHOULD cause EVERYONE to be very annoying as much as possible, every change they get, even remain up 1 hour later at night just to go online and post annoying comments. This is MY annoying comment… for now. I’ll think up some more annoying stuff for later.
When are people going to WAKE UP !! There are NO Repubs or Dems or anything else PERIOD !! Just THEM against US. So you have to WEED OUT the GOOD from the BAD. Quit paying INCOME TAX which is a FRAUD that gives them money to TRY to CONTROL US !! For TRUTH….fourwinds10.com & freedomclubUSA.com
There are days when I arise and am simply anti-social. All contact with anyone annoys me. Subsequently, I would be able to significantly reduce the population roaming the streets on these particular days. This is fun as I eliminate discourteous drivers, government employees, neighbors.. the possibility is simply endless.
I like the way she think’s about being anti-social. My sister called me that once, at a family gathering for Xmas. I just chose to be alone in my cabin, instead of listening to my in-laws using the “N” word during football games. That wasn’t anti-social, that was just being courteous, by not being verbally rude! I think society has gotten out of control, and I would rather live in a smaller, protected, and self-sub-staining world than allowing the Gov. to rule our lives!
i can understand your feeling that way,i sometimes do.than someone does a sincere kindness,it makes me smile ,i find with a smile on my face it has a nice effect on most people,you`ll always have your grumps.but i refuse to be like that.
It is all well and good, S AEverly, until someone gets hurt. It might be you.
Through further investigation, I believe the focus of the bill is to address the online bullying of school aged youth. Teen suicide as a result of intense group online intimidation and bullying is similar to mob pummeling and attacks on one youth. The bill states it would be a class one misdemeanor for anyone to “terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend” through electronic and digital devices. It does not provide definitions of the terms and what would be considered annoying or offensive.
Emotional public beatings of young people are as harmful as physical beatings if they are allowed to go unpunished.
This is somthing that kids have had to deal with since I can ever remember.
That just speaks to the sissification of America. People need to teach their kids right from wrong and how to stick up for themselves!! It is not up to the government to do and if you want them to than your part of the problem that will cause this country to go from the strongest to the weakest!
If our goal is to” vote them out of office” why didn’t you identify the sponsors of the bill????
It is up to the folks in Arizona to do their due diligence. Do you really expect everything to be handed to you on a silver platter? Get off your butt and do something productive!
Maybe they could start at the very top with our President.
No, Lets start in our own back yard first. Practice makes perfect.
Dear Frank,
I’M ABOUT TO GET 25 TO LIFE IN ARIZONA!
These people are such anally retentive ignorant dumb-asses! I cannot believe anything so absurd as this thing ever getting past the laugh-mete … much less became a bill. I really expected more commonsense from Arizona legislators.
When you look at what all those blithering idiots in Washington are doing; their rape of the Constitution, violations of not just legislative procedures, but actual blatant violations of LAW, their open pandering to special interests and cronies, greed, corruption, power brokering, back room wheeling and dealing etc. etc. etc., should we be surprised.
Unfortunately, it isn’t reasonable for those of us with a trace of commonsense to expect things to get any better soon. In fact, it is much more likely to get worse.
The reason is the voting majority of our nation has changed demographic. The majority are now spoiled, modern, techno-addicted “Politically Correct”,self absorbed, superficial, it’s all about me and what I want right now society. Then, there is the “give me give me give me” entitlement crowd that follow the “Freebies” like Pavlov’s dogs!
They don’t engage, question or give a damn about anything that doesn’t benefit them personally just like our politicians. When people do band together, kick up dust and protest and bitch … it is about things of little consequence past the next sunset.
These lazy dumb-asses measure everything on a scale of “drama queen” emotions not rational moral values and commonsense.
Regrettably, those of us who have a brain and believe in God, family, the rule of law, the Bill of Rights, the American Dream of success through hard work are not blameless either. We just don’t engage our enemies or the politicians anymore. Doesn’t that make us part of the “dumb-ass mob” too?
God save us all and our faltering nation,
Orrin
what you got planned for the next four years ?… i will vote for a president with these respects.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” MLK
Well said, Mr. Orrin M. Knutson, well said.
All elitists. Many of whom are in government, the very rich, royalty, etc. and other privileged persons; many are control freaks, psychopaths and assorted anti-social persons who want to control everything and to kill over 90% of mankind. No one should have a legal right to do something that is illegal for the rest, unless by specialized training or experience (such as a surgeon to operate on a patient and only punishable if harm is done). The Constitution, a common law document is based upon the principle that no crime is committed unless there is harm to persons, property or the rights of persons; such as freedom of speech, freedom from unreasonable searches, etc., etc……
I would like to see foremost Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrested for being annoying about the soda ban in NYC. And then possibly even Gov Christie of NJ for being annoying and crossing party lines during hurricane Sandy for endorsing President Obama and praising him over his handling of the crisis. How annoying? Wow, this is fun.
P.S. were are we heading in this country? God help us. As much fun we can have with this, at the same time its very scary.
TOO unbelievable,,,,,, it just keeps getting crazier and crazier as time goes on, and all you can do is just consider getting the hell out of this country and let the CRAZIES have it… Police State, here we come!!!
Sounds like one more feature of the government in “Oceania,” the London location of Orwell’s “1984” The book, written in 1950, is often described as a prediction of what the world will be like by 1984. In it, the populace was petrified to speak ill of anyone, especially Big Brother and the government. We’re starting to get closer and closer.
What is the “Clear and Present danger?”
Obviously, at this point, we don’t need the 2nd ammendment because there is no 1st ammendment rights to protect, unless you are an illegal alien..
I have an opinion, oh boy do I have an opinion.
But, I can’t tell you what it is.. I don’t want to end
up in an over populated prison. Can I say that
and not go to jail.
If I were to go to jail and someone in prison sent me
a humiliating email. Do they get extra time added???
I am starting to think we would be better of with a king. The screwing we get then is expected
I believe you could arrest the entire house and senate members for this one! They irritated just about everyone in the U.S. for two weeks!
These CORRUPT politicians annoy and belittle the American people every time they open their LYING mouths! If this were a law, the entire Senate and House should be ARRESTED! I hope this is PURE BULLSHIT and that the State drops this crap like a hot potato.
Who would I like to see arrested for something like this? Harry Reid for refering to Tea Partyists as “Arachists”, and Nancy Pelosi for just opening her mouth….everything she says is offensive.
AMEN! But don’t forget that loud mouth blonde in south Florida (Wasserman-Shultz, I think her name is) and the so-called woman from Washington (Murray, I think) . Hey, ever wonder why the west, northern plains, and the northeast are having so much devastation lately?? Maybe it’s because they don’t know how to VOTE!!!
a southern democrat
GOD does have a sense of humor doesn’t he!
Previous comment correction: “a free society”
I totally agree! We as citizens are so overgoverned that it is impossible to believe that we have sat idle and are doing nothing to combat the problem. I want change. I have voted, talked to anyone that will listen, and written legislators. My wife and I spend $100,00.00 a month in taxes and employ 780 people. The changes we are seeing have such far reaching negative effects on our country and our ability to live in agree society, that it boggles the mind to think that anyone can support our current leadership.
These kind of stupid laws are brought on by an excessive amount of masturbation; stop playing with yourselves and do something constructive!
We need to elect people who have more than air holding there ears apart. Of course it doesn’t say much about those who elect them the no information voter.
That’s not air. it’s a little pea rolling around and around and aorund
Just another blatant attempt at gutting the Constitution and it’s Amendments, something the President has repeatedly stated hampers him from doing …..
When are they going to go after the really annoying things – like leaving the toilet seat up, or passing gas in bed?
Or nagging.