Weird Laws: Ban of Foie Gras in Chicago, "Zero Tolerance" from Maryland's Attorney General Candidate, and Paris Hilton's Singing

Our judicial system is made of people, driven by people and there for the people. While the people make our system what it is, they are also the ones who make for some of the weird laws that we look at and wonder about each and everyday. Face it, weird laws are a fact of life and weird laws are something we have to deal with.

Sometimes when I look at a case I think how hard the people had to work to make such a mess. I guess it goes to show that truth really is stranger than fiction. I’ve found this is particularly true when you talk about weird laws. However we need to remember that people are behind the weird laws. Without people, we’d have no weird laws. So, when at election time it might be a good idea to take a close look at the messages candidates are sending. If we look close, we might start to pick up on some of these weird laws before they actually come into being.

For instance, we have an ad for one of the candidates for the office of Maryland Attorney General. This particular ad had a couple of points that are just a bit to obvious and perhaps could be viewed as a harbinger of things to come if this candidate is elected.

Let me explain.