Marching Backwards, Chat and Miss Mexico ...

So I've mentioned before that the wet/dry issue is going to be on the ballot this year in my county.  This county has been dry, uh forever, I guess, but there has been a movement from time to time to get the issue on the ballot again.  It's extremely difficult to get the issue on the ballot at all.  You need 30% of the registered voters in the county to sign the petition.

Of course, any other issue only needs a very small percentage.  But, a few years back a crusading state legislator convinced his colleagues to pass a law making it much harder for dry counties to go wet.  And of course the crusading governor Mike Huckabee signed it.  Nothing like having a few elected officials getting together and imposing their "value" on others, huh?

Anyway, they got enough signatures to get the issue on the ballot.  After an aborted attempt to intimidate many of the older citizens who signed the petition to ask to have their names taken off, the group that is opposing liquor sales has decided to not fight the issue in court, but instead to dry to defeat it at the polls. 

And I'm sure they will be successful.

But, there is yet another issue that has got the populace all stirred up.  And this one is a doozey!   There is a movement afoot to get the city council to repeal the city ordinance that forbids residents within the city limits from having chickens.  And the back and forth between the pro-chicken and anti-chicken crowd in the letters to the editor have been nothing short of awesome.

I had no idea people were so passionate about this issue. 

After having given this issue hours and hours about 41.7 seconds of thought, I've decided that not only should they allow people to keep chickens in their yards, but why not repeal ALL ordinances against ALL livestock.  What the hell!  I see no reason why someone can't keep a cow in their yard so they can have fresh, homegrown meat.

And how bout some goats so they can have milk?
And a couple of hogs for bacon and sausage. Gotta have that.
Maybe some sheep? Oh yeah, gotta have the sheep for wool.
And definitely horses so we can stop using cars.

In fact, since we're repealing laws, lets just take this county and city way the hell back.  This is what most people around here want anyway. 

Let's let most of the roads go back to being dirt roads.
Ask the telecoms to turn off cell service here.
And have everyone go back to using rotary phones.
No satellite TV allowed either.
Or cable for that matter.
Close the big theater and allow only black & white movies at the Historic Lyric Theater
Bring the parking meters back downtown for the few who still use cars


And finally, because this is what a big majority of people here really want:  Segregate the schools again and put in white's only bathrooms and water fountains. 

Fuck progress and modernization.  Let's go all the way and go back to when America was really great!

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In other news, you might have noticed that I put the Google Chatback widget on my blog.  If you are where and see that I'm online, give me a shout out.  I put it there in case Miss Mexico might happen upon my blog and fall in love with me instantly would have a chance to tell me.  But, I'll chat with anyone really.

Miss Mexico...


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And, this Sunday on I'm With Stupid at 11 am Eastern, Matt-Man and I will celebrate Labor Day by talking about crummy jobs and the MDA Labor Day Telethon with Jerry Lewis and we'll also discuss Hurricane Earl AAAAAAAAND we have a very special exclusive interview!