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March 21, 2005

Yes, Virginia, There is a Nanny Clause

Virginia House Nanny Algie T. Howell, Jr. introduced a bill to ban "indecent displays of underwear." Dubbed the "droopy drawers bill", the measure actually passed the House, but died in Senate committee. So the small-government Republicans rode in to save the Commonwealth from a blatant statist attempt to dictate the dressing of its children, right? Well...no. House Repubs voted for the bill in order to punish Democrats for abusing Howell, a fellow Democrat.

"'The bill was not necessary,' admitted Delegate Scott Lingamfelter (R-District 31), who joined 59 of his House colleagues in voting for the bill. 'But (the sponsor) was just treated so badly by his own side, a lot of us (Republicans) voted for it' to send a message to 'the Democrats, and to everybody, that you don't treat people like garbage.'"

Some of Howell's fellows attacked the bill as racist, and apparently browbeat the poor statist so badly, Republicans actually felt sorry for him. The good people of Virginia can rest assured their governance is dictated not only by a sincere concern for their well-being, but by spite as well.

Some GOP'ers, reflexively, agreed with the premise of the bill. Delegate Clifford Athey, Jr. opined,

"'Increasingly, as our society coarsens, you're seeing the government have to step in and regulate things that were left before in the domain of the parents and churches.'"

Gotta love them small government Republicans.

From the Fauquier Times Democrat

Posted by Matthew Bryan at March 21, 2005 03:47 AM

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