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	<title>Comments on: Senator&#039;s bill to ban&#160;profanity</title>
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		<title>By: uvanator</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-388102</link>
		<dc:creator>uvanator</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ths s  prfct xmpl f hw bsd th md s n pltcs.  Nwhr n th rtcl r th vd ws t mntnd whch prty Sntr Frd ws ssctd.   md  lttl bt wth myslf tht bcs f ths h s  dmcrt, nd thn ggl srchd hm t fnd t fr myslf.  t trns t  ws crrct.
Nw d y thnk thr s  snwbll&#039;s chnc n HLL tht f h ws  rpblcn tht wldn&#039;t hv bn mntnd nd vrmphszd by th prss?  Jdgng by sm f th gnrnt cmmnts bv, w hv ll bn ffctvly brnwshd:

Ths gys r cmpltly lst wtht Bsh.

Pr ld sthrn rght wngrs.

Wht hppnd t my lst pst?  Sm prvrtd knd f cnsrshp?
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ths s  prfct xmpl f hw bsd th md s n pltcs.  Nwhr n th rtcl r th vd ws t mntnd whch prty Sntr Frd ws ssctd.   md  lttl bt wth myslf tht bcs f ths h s  dmcrt, nd thn ggl srchd hm t fnd t fr myslf.  t trns t  ws crrct.<br />
Nw d y thnk thr s  snwbll&#8217;s chnc n HLL tht f h ws  rpblcn tht wldn&#8217;t hv bn mntnd nd vrmphszd by th prss?  Jdgng by sm f th gnrnt cmmnts bv, w hv ll bn ffctvly brnwshd:</p>
<p>Ths gys r cmpltly lst wtht Bsh.</p>
<p>Pr ld sthrn rght wngrs.</p>
<p>Wht hppnd t my lst pst?  Sm prvrtd knd f cnsrshp?</p>
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		<title>By: dragonfrog</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387339</link>
		<dc:creator>dragonfrog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ BdgBill

Sure, he was primary sponsor of anti-droopy-pants bill.  But hey, at least the bill provides that &quot;a violation is not grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking the violator&#039;s participation in a state college or university financial assistance program&quot;

Also, his bill to establish a statewide curfew for minors, extends the curfew till 1:00 AM on weekends, and lets individual municipalities opt out.

See - a real progressive, he is.

(in fairness, he also has sponsored bills that are of real use - to take one example, protecting evicted tenants from landlords who would prevent them collecting their possessions)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ BdgBill</p>
<p>Sure, he was primary sponsor of anti-droopy-pants bill.  But hey, at least the bill provides that &#8220;a violation is not grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking the violator&#8217;s participation in a state college or university financial assistance program&#8221;</p>
<p>Also, his bill to establish a statewide curfew for minors, extends the curfew till 1:00 AM on weekends, and lets individual municipalities opt out.</p>
<p>See &#8211; a real progressive, he is.</p>
<p>(in fairness, he also has sponsored bills that are of real use &#8211; to take one example, protecting evicted tenants from landlords who would prevent them collecting their possessions)</p>
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		<title>By: chuck</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-388113</link>
		<dc:creator>chuck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It should be noted that Senator Ford is a *State* Senator, not a U.S. Senator. He&#039;s not trying to outlaw profanity nationwide, just in South Carolina.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It should be noted that Senator Ford is a *State* Senator, not a U.S. Senator. He&#8217;s not trying to outlaw profanity nationwide, just in South Carolina.</p>
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		<title>By: jtegnell</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387602</link>
		<dc:creator>jtegnell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Keep in mind that this is a state where tattoo parlors are illegal and where automobile inspection isn&#039;t required.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keep in mind that this is a state where tattoo parlors are illegal and where automobile inspection isn&#8217;t required.</p>
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		<title>By: mrfantasy</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387347</link>
		<dc:creator>mrfantasy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You gotta love a bill whose effect would be that it would be illegal to read itself out loud.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You gotta love a bill whose effect would be that it would be illegal to read itself out loud.</p>
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		<title>By: Takuan</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-388116</link>
		<dc:creator>Takuan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Biography:FORD, Robert [D]--(Dist. No. 42, Charleston Co.)--Developer; residing at P.O. Box 21302, Charleston; b. Dec. 26, 1948 in New Orleans, La.; attended Grambling State Univ. and Wayne State Univ.; single; Charleston City Councilman, 1974-92; mem., SCLC Staff, 1966-72; arrested 73 times during civil rights movement; Harvey Gantt Triumphant Award, 1991; Legislator of the Year, S.C. Physical Therapy Assn., 1994; Charleston Co. Council, 1974-93; Who&#039;s Who Among Black Elected Officials; Who&#039;s Who Among Amer. Politicians and Statesmen; mem.: Sen. Corrections &amp; Penology Com.; Jud. Com.; Labor, Commerce &amp; Industry Com.; Banking &amp; Ins. Com.; Rules Com.; S.C. Legis. Black Caucus; Chm., Civil Rights and Affirmative Action Com.; mem., United Methodist Church; prev. serv. in Sen. 1993-08. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Biography:FORD, Robert [D]&#8211;(Dist. No. 42, Charleston Co.)&#8211;Developer; residing at P.O. Box 21302, Charleston; b. Dec. 26, 1948 in New Orleans, La.; attended Grambling State Univ. and Wayne State Univ.; single; Charleston City Councilman, 1974-92; mem., SCLC Staff, 1966-72; arrested 73 times during civil rights movement; Harvey Gantt Triumphant Award, 1991; Legislator of the Year, S.C. Physical Therapy Assn., 1994; Charleston Co. Council, 1974-93; Who&#8217;s Who Among Black Elected Officials; Who&#8217;s Who Among Amer. Politicians and Statesmen; mem.: Sen. Corrections &#038; Penology Com.; Jud. Com.; Labor, Commerce &#038; Industry Com.; Banking &#038; Ins. Com.; Rules Com.; S.C. Legis. Black Caucus; Chm., Civil Rights and Affirmative Action Com.; mem., United Methodist Church; prev. serv. in Sen. 1993-08. </p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-479765</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am trying to figure out if swearing is illegal already in sc or not?

my co worker was driving through SC this past month when on her way home from flordia, she stopped at a gas station to get gas @ like 3 in the morning, a cop pulled in and as she was getting in her car she hit her head and said fuck, well as she left she had four cop cars pull up surround her then the officer ticketed her for swearing in public her fine is almost 1100 dollars, make no mistake that is one thousand one hundred dollars, i am still trying to find out if tghats legal, because it seems so illegal to me</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am trying to figure out if swearing is illegal already in sc or not?</p>
<p>my co worker was driving through SC this past month when on her way home from flordia, she stopped at a gas station to get gas @ like 3 in the morning, a cop pulled in and as she was getting in her car she hit her head and said fuck, well as she left she had four cop cars pull up surround her then the officer ticketed her for swearing in public her fine is almost 1100 dollars, make no mistake that is one thousand one hundred dollars, i am still trying to find out if tghats legal, because it seems so illegal to me</p>
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		<title>By: zuzu</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387351</link>
		<dc:creator>zuzu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He doesn&#039;t even know how to use the three seashells!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He doesn&#8217;t even know how to use the three seashells!</p>
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		<title>By: dragonfrog</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387357</link>
		<dc:creator>dragonfrog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For his next trick, he will propose a bill that is printed on a moebius strip, such that it has no end, and the first reading of the bill will last until the dissolution of the state of South Carolina.

This is the bill that has no end.
It just goes on and on, my friend.
The senate started reading it, not knowing what it was
now they&#039;ll continue reading it forever just because...
(GOTO start)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For his next trick, he will propose a bill that is printed on a moebius strip, such that it has no end, and the first reading of the bill will last until the dissolution of the state of South Carolina.</p>
<p>This is the bill that has no end.<br />
It just goes on and on, my friend.<br />
The senate started reading it, not knowing what it was<br />
now they&#8217;ll continue reading it forever just because&#8230;<br />
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		<title>By: Antinous / Moderator</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-388125</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous / Moderator</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>uvanator,

You seem to be trying to start a partisan political argument where none exists. If you&#039;d like a fresh start, you can e-mail me and explain why I should reinstate your account. You might want to read the Moderation Policy first.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>uvanator,</p>
<p>You seem to be trying to start a partisan political argument where none exists. If you&#8217;d like a fresh start, you can e-mail me and explain why I should reinstate your account. You might want to read the Moderation Policy first.</p>
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		<title>By: danimagoo</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387363</link>
		<dc:creator>danimagoo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you watch the video in the link, the Senator himself says, &quot;We&#039;re going to catch hell trying to get this through.&quot; Ok, so that&#039;s a pretty low level of cussing, but still. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you watch the video in the link, the Senator himself says, &#8220;We&#8217;re going to catch hell trying to get this through.&#8221; Ok, so that&#8217;s a pretty low level of cussing, but still. </p>
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		<title>By: Purly</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387365</link>
		<dc:creator>Purly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope he&#039;s the first one charged.</description>
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		<title>By: Brainspore</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387366</link>
		<dc:creator>Brainspore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I&#039;d be all for it, if they also make it part of the law that the sentencing judge has to read out a complete list of all the prohibited words to anyone violating this law.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&quot;All rise! The honorable Judge Carlin, presiding.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I&#8217;d be all for it, if they also make it part of the law that the sentencing judge has to read out a complete list of all the prohibited words to anyone violating this law.</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;All rise! The honorable Judge Carlin, presiding.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Webbie</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387367</link>
		<dc:creator>Webbie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well that&#039;s a load of bollocks. (Love saying this in the U.S since it&#039;s not regarded as a swear)

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well that&#8217;s a load of bollocks. (Love saying this in the U.S since it&#8217;s not regarded as a swear)</p>
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		<title>By: Axx</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387369</link>
		<dc:creator>Axx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What a smegging load of fash! Doesn&#039;t that wagger know if he bans curse words people will just come up with new ones? How do you even define a curse word?

Does his ban just apply to English? Both British English and American? Any Pidgeon English dialects included in his proposed law? Can we curse that Arschloch in other languages? Will that be legal?

Methinks Sen. Robert &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insultmonger.com/swearing/finnish.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Runkkari&lt;/a&gt;&quot; Ford is getting in a little over his head here.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a smegging load of fash! Doesn&#8217;t that wagger know if he bans curse words people will just come up with new ones? How do you even define a curse word?</p>
<p>Does his ban just apply to English? Both British English and American? Any Pidgeon English dialects included in his proposed law? Can we curse that Arschloch in other languages? Will that be legal?</p>
<p>Methinks Sen. Robert &#8220;<a href="http://www.insultmonger.com/swearing/finnish.htm" rel="nofollow">Runkkari</a>&#8221; Ford is getting in a little over his head here.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-409386</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Isn&#039;t Ford a bad word too?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isn&#8217;t Ford a bad word too?</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387382</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These are the words that are not to be used:

B*M
B*TTY
P*X
KN*CKERS
W**-W**
SEMPRINI

--Charlie</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These are the words that are not to be used:</p>
<p>B*M<br />
B*TTY<br />
P*X<br />
KN*CKERS<br />
W**-W**<br />
SEMPRINI</p>
<p>&#8211;Charlie</p>
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		<title>By: Lysy404</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387899</link>
		<dc:creator>Lysy404</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Based on SC legislature website, the Doofus senator is a democrat with &quot;some&quot; record of fighting for human rights. Proof once again that STUPID doesn&#039;t discriminate and knows no boundaries....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Based on SC legislature website, the Doofus senator is a democrat with &#8220;some&#8221; record of fighting for human rights. Proof once again that STUPID doesn&#8217;t discriminate and knows no boundaries&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Minvaren</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387388</link>
		<dc:creator>Minvaren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>(Buzz, paper slides out of the wall)

&quot;Robert Ford, you have been fined one credit for violation of the verbal morality code.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Buzz, paper slides out of the wall)</p>
<p>&#8220;Robert Ford, you have been fined one credit for violation of the verbal morality code.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: mr_quetzalcoatl</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387650</link>
		<dc:creator>mr_quetzalcoatl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fuck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fuck.</p>
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		<title>By: rAMPANTiDIOCY</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387400</link>
		<dc:creator>rAMPANTiDIOCY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fuck this shit head.

We should propose a bill making it illegal for him to use adjectives.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fuck this shit head.</p>
<p>We should propose a bill making it illegal for him to use adjectives.</p>
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		<title>By: Antinous / Moderator</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387656</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous / Moderator</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everyone&#039;s focusing on it as anti-obscenity, but profanity means something else. You could be arrested for saying &#039;Jesus H. Christ&#039;, &#039;hot damn&#039; or &#039;bloody hell&#039;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone&#8217;s focusing on it as anti-obscenity, but profanity means something else. You could be arrested for saying &#8216;Jesus H. Christ&#8217;, &#8216;hot damn&#8217; or &#8216;bloody hell&#8217;.</p>
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		<title>By: Ryan Waddell</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387401</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Waddell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The post title is missing this part:

&quot;... and to keep damn kids off his lawn&quot; :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The post title is missing this part:</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230; and to keep damn kids off his lawn&#8221; :)</p>
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		<title>By: joe</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387410</link>
		<dc:creator>joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reminds me of this movie. http://tinyurl.com/arrs7l</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reminds me of this movie. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/arrs7l" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/arrs7l</a></p>
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		<title>By: billstewart</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387666</link>
		<dc:creator>billstewart</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The bill was submitted and was referred to the Judiciary Committee; I&#039;d be surprised if they approve it, much less the whole legislature approving it.  So he&#039;s really just ranting for the amusement of some of his constitutents, though he may be hoping some of the committee members will reject it on the record and can be harassed for doing so.   They&#039;d probably prefer to let it die or kill it anonymously to avoid that.  
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But in response to comment #60, profanity specifically refers to using sacred terms in a profane manner, and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment really should block establishing any particular religion&#039;s sacred terms as deserving of special protection.  Banning non-religious vulgar words and expressions, which his bill also does, violates free speech in general, but banning profanity gets the Constitutional double-whammy.  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The bill was submitted and was referred to the Judiciary Committee; I&#8217;d be surprised if they approve it, much less the whole legislature approving it.  So he&#8217;s really just ranting for the amusement of some of his constitutents, though he may be hoping some of the committee members will reject it on the record and can be harassed for doing so.   They&#8217;d probably prefer to let it die or kill it anonymously to avoid that.  </p>
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But in response to comment #60, profanity specifically refers to using sacred terms in a profane manner, and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment really should block establishing any particular religion&#8217;s sacred terms as deserving of special protection.  Banning non-religious vulgar words and expressions, which his bill also does, violates free speech in general, but banning profanity gets the Constitutional double-whammy.  </p>
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		<title>By: Takuan</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387668</link>
		<dc:creator>Takuan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RIF@scsenate.org</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:RIF@scsenate.org">RIF@scsenate.org</a></p>
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		<title>By: Antinous / Moderator</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387671</link>
		<dc:creator>Antinous / Moderator</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Should we send goatse attachments?</description>
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		<title>By: Takuan</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387673</link>
		<dc:creator>Takuan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>just ask him politely and mildly if he wishes to make a fool of himself before the whole world. That&#039;s all. Just a simple question if he understands that there is a far vaster audience than his electorate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>just ask him politely and mildly if he wishes to make a fool of himself before the whole world. That&#8217;s all. Just a simple question if he understands that there is a far vaster audience than his electorate.</p>
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		<title>By: Brainspore</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387935</link>
		<dc:creator>Brainspore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>South Carolina: Where you can marry your 14-year-old cousin but you can&#039;t talk dirty to her.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>South Carolina: Where you can marry your 14-year-old cousin but you can&#8217;t talk dirty to her.</p>
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		<title>By: Takuan</title>
		<link>http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/senators-bill-to-ban.html#comment-387941</link>
		<dc:creator>Takuan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>well Daemon, if you want a nickname to stick you use a light hand. Only the people who live there could do it. I suggest &quot;Senator Robert &quot;Potty-Mouth&quot; Ford&quot;, &quot;P.M. for short. Work in a few Pottys,Pots,P.Mouth and see what sticks. Do it right and he&#039;ll find himself answering to &quot;P.M.&quot;in the Senate.  Hmmmm, think I&#039;ll do a google search for &quot;Senator Robert &quot;Potty Mouth&quot; Ford.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>well Daemon, if you want a nickname to stick you use a light hand. Only the people who live there could do it. I suggest &#8220;Senator Robert &#8220;Potty-Mouth&#8221; Ford&#8221;, &#8220;P.M. for short. Work in a few Pottys,Pots,P.Mouth and see what sticks. Do it right and he&#8217;ll find himself answering to &#8220;P.M.&#8221;in the Senate.  Hmmmm, think I&#8217;ll do a google search for &#8220;Senator Robert &#8220;Potty Mouth&#8221; Ford.&#8221;</p>
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