You got ID for that meth?
I love our great state of Wisconsin. I can always be proud of the fact that our legislators go out of their way to make it a safe place to live. And I was happy to hear that they have taken steps to crack down on methamphetamine (aka meth) production in the state.
See, our legislature recently passed a bill that would make it much harder for meth producers to buy cold medicine, which they then turn around and use to make the meth. One of the main ingredients used to make meth is pseudoephedrine, common in cold medicines like Sudafed, etc...
According to a local news story here the bill would:
• Require products with pseudoephedrine to be sold behind a pharmacist's counter. This includes products in which pseudoephedrine is combined with other ingredients but exempts those in liquid or liquid gel cap form.
• Restrict the amount sold to one person in a 30-day period.
• Require buyers to show a photo ID to purchase the drugs.
• Mandate that pharmacists maintain a log book of sales.
• Prevent retailers from selling products with pseudoephedrine to those younger than 18.
The bill also would stiffen rules about what constitutes possession with intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
Wait a second... Require buyers to show a photo ID to purchase the drugs???
Require a photo ID to buy Sudafed... that is interesting... especially when you consider that our wonderful Governor has several times vetoed a bill that would require people to show a photo ID to VOTE IN THIS STATE!
So in Wisconsin, you need a photo ID to buy cold medicine, but any schmuck can walk up to the polls on election day and VOTE without showing anything.
Here are some quotes from legislators on the photo ID to vote proposal:
Rep. Pedro Colón criticized Sen. Tim Carpenter for voting for the photo ID bill (AB 63). If the measure becomes law, Colón said, it would suppress the votes of the poor, minorities and elderly.
"The one thing we shouldn't do is disenfranchise people," Sen. Spencer Coggs, a Milwaukee Democrat said. Homeless veterans in Milwaukee, for example, already have "lots of demons" - and a photo ID requirement would be one more emotional burden for them, he said.
Democratic Sen. Judy Robson, of Beloit, accused Republicans of having a "hidden agenda" of making sure fewer Democrats vote. "The intent is to suppress voting," she said.
“Many [people], particularly the elderly and poor, lack photo ID, and these people shouldn’t be denied the right to vote,” Governor Doyle spokesperson Melanie Fonder said. “We want more people to vote, not fewer.”
Hmmm... disenfranchising the poor, the elderly, minorities... the homeless, oh the poor, minority homeless...
I guess Democrats in this state are interested in all those groups being able to vote (multiple times using fake names and addresses) but they are all SOL should they happen to get a cold in this state...
And the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round...
peace nick (meth addict)
See, our legislature recently passed a bill that would make it much harder for meth producers to buy cold medicine, which they then turn around and use to make the meth. One of the main ingredients used to make meth is pseudoephedrine, common in cold medicines like Sudafed, etc...
According to a local news story here the bill would:
• Require products with pseudoephedrine to be sold behind a pharmacist's counter. This includes products in which pseudoephedrine is combined with other ingredients but exempts those in liquid or liquid gel cap form.
• Restrict the amount sold to one person in a 30-day period.
• Require buyers to show a photo ID to purchase the drugs.
• Mandate that pharmacists maintain a log book of sales.
• Prevent retailers from selling products with pseudoephedrine to those younger than 18.
The bill also would stiffen rules about what constitutes possession with intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
Wait a second... Require buyers to show a photo ID to purchase the drugs???
Require a photo ID to buy Sudafed... that is interesting... especially when you consider that our wonderful Governor has several times vetoed a bill that would require people to show a photo ID to VOTE IN THIS STATE!
So in Wisconsin, you need a photo ID to buy cold medicine, but any schmuck can walk up to the polls on election day and VOTE without showing anything.
Here are some quotes from legislators on the photo ID to vote proposal:
Rep. Pedro Colón criticized Sen. Tim Carpenter for voting for the photo ID bill (AB 63). If the measure becomes law, Colón said, it would suppress the votes of the poor, minorities and elderly.
"The one thing we shouldn't do is disenfranchise people," Sen. Spencer Coggs, a Milwaukee Democrat said. Homeless veterans in Milwaukee, for example, already have "lots of demons" - and a photo ID requirement would be one more emotional burden for them, he said.
Democratic Sen. Judy Robson, of Beloit, accused Republicans of having a "hidden agenda" of making sure fewer Democrats vote. "The intent is to suppress voting," she said.
“Many [people], particularly the elderly and poor, lack photo ID, and these people shouldn’t be denied the right to vote,” Governor Doyle spokesperson Melanie Fonder said. “We want more people to vote, not fewer.”
Hmmm... disenfranchising the poor, the elderly, minorities... the homeless, oh the poor, minority homeless...
I guess Democrats in this state are interested in all those groups being able to vote (multiple times using fake names and addresses) but they are all SOL should they happen to get a cold in this state...
And the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round...
peace nick (meth addict)
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