Chicagoan lengths to fight drug use

Trying to reduce drug use throughout the city, the Chicago City council proposed a measure to ban small plastic baggies less than 2″ x 2″. The logic goes that these bags are used to distribute controlled substances, and so they should be illegalized to impede drug transactions. Furthermore these bags often contain drug residue, which poses a hazard to children who might find the bags.

First of all, when did it become ok to restrict access to a storage medium? As the article rightfully points out, this type of bag is often used to hold buttons, jewelry, or other small items. Who is to say that they are only for drugs? Tom Fruin, an artist has in fact collected so many of these bags as to assemble a quilt!

The argument that drug residue poses a risk to inquisitive children who lick the inside of bags holds some water, but then I’ve got to ask - What about all those cigarette butts on the ground? There’s nothing stopping a three year old from picking up and lighting up a half used cigarette, or joint for that matter.

Just thought I’d bring attention to this excellent example of Poo-litics.

Political Matching Quiz

Here you can answer a short quiz on different social and political issues and the computer spits out the most similar candidate for president. Also, gives some interesting reasons why this candidate is similar to your beliefs.

I got Bill Richardson, the current governor of New Mexico. I met him while I lived in New Mexico, and Mr. Richardson seems extremely well-versed in international politics, as well as the fact that he is very aware of issues surrounding climate change and nuclear proliferation, two biggies for me. I’m not certain that I’ll vote for him, but it was interesting to see why he ‘lined up’ with my selections.

Poop Sex Blog

Check it out!

This is wonderful; I especially aprreciate the header color and categories, which include Poop Movies, Pics, and the impossible-to-forget, Poop Fun.

Oh man.

Football Fanatics at it Again

It’s amazing to what lengths professional sportsmen will go to exclude their competition. Where’s the fun in that? Honestly, what is soccer if it is divided by ideology or, in this case altitude? This international union of protest led by Morales seems a good idea to me.