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Michigan is saved! Official state "Scottish tartan" bill introduced

By Hayekian, Section News
Posted on Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 08:48:17 PM EST
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2008 Senate Bill 1208 (Establish official state "Scottish Tartan")

Introduced by Sen. Glenn Anderson on March 13, 2008, to estblish that henceforth and forever more (or at least until a future legislature and governor see fit to declare otherwise), the official Scottish tartan of the great state of Michigan shall be the one described by the Scottish hand weavers and textile designers "thread count" denoted by the phrase "BG18* W2 BG8 W2 T8 DG2 T4 DG24 DR4 DG4*," where the symbol "*" denotes 1/2 the total threads at the turning points. The bill is cosponsored by Senators John Gleason, Michael Prusi, Martha Scott, Deborah Cherry, Dennis Olshove, Michael Switalski, Raymond Basham, and Patricia Birkholz.

Referred to the Senate Local, Urban, & State Affairs Committee on March 13, 2008.

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Michigan is saved! Official state "Scottish tartan" bill introduced | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 hidden)

This is Great News (none / 0) (#1)
by Rougman on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:49:50 AM EST

This is great news for the state of Michigan, Scots, and even tartans, but especially for Scottish Michiganders, Scottish tartans, Michigan tartans and tartan Michiganders. And, wow, if you happen to be from Michigan, a Scot, and wear a lot of tartan, this is a proverbial trifecta for imported native upland apparel.

I am so proud of my full time state legislature in Michigan that is capable of keeping its eye on the importance of governance despite annoying little headline grabbers like the economy, budget shortfalls, a mayor in disgrace, failing schools and the shortage of U-haul trailers in our state.

I salute you "BG18* W2 BG8 W2 T8 DG2 T4 DG24 DR4 DG4*," (where the symbol "*" denotes 1/2 the total threads at the turning points)--today I consider myself the luckiest non-Scot (sans tartan) in Michigan.

What a Waste of Time (none / 0) (#2)
by Victor Laszlo on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 10:45:03 AM EST

I'm glad to see the state legislature dealing with such difficult issues while the state, national, and global economy is about to implode. Passing this Scottish Tartan bill is the equivalent of fixing a beer tap on the Titanic after it struck the iceberg.

Lady MacBeth and her cleaners... (none / 0) (#3)
by geek49203 on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 12:17:33 PM EST

Will our resident Lady MacBeth take the official State of Michigan Scottish tartan to the cleaners and exclaim, "Out, out damned spot!"???

Will our Legislative witches exclaim, "Double, double toil and trouble; Detroit burn, and taxes double"??

Enquiring minds ya know...

Remember: If it's not Scottish, then it's crap! (none / 0) (#4)
by KG One on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 04:07:36 PM EST

But even I feel that this can't save the mess that the guv and her lackies have done to our state.

While the meaningfull Bills go nowhere (none / 0) (#5)
by cvtheis on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 09:25:17 PM EST

I am working with a group trying to move House Bill 4946 for licensure of geologists. This goes to protecting human health and the environment, and fits well with the water usage bills moving through the house and senate. I guess because we are not big donors to any party or candidate we will only get lip service on actualy moving the bill out of committee.

Geologist "rent seekers" go away (none / 0) (#6)
by Angry White Male on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 10:53:04 PM EST

"I am working with a group trying to move House Bill 4946 for licensure of geologists."

Oh you are, are you? Well that's even a crappier bill than this one, because it will end up costing Michigan citizens money. It's nothing but another group of rent seekers looking for a state licensure monopoly so they can jack up prices.

You're "not big donors," are you? Well, you've got to pay up to buy this kind of favor from sleazy legislators. It's not as if they don't want to expand state control over ever larger portions of the state economy, but this is "biz-i-ness," not personal, and if they start handing out privileges and government protection to certain rent seekers who haven't paid up, well that would make it harder for them to "wet their beaks" in the loot of future rent seekers.

Go away.

Angry (none / 0) (#7)
by cvtheis on Mon Mar 17, 2008 at 09:38:09 PM EST

and ignorant. You dont have a flipping clue what you are talking about.

Alright, then... (none / 0) (#8)
by KG One on Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 07:08:43 AM EST

...so why should the state license geologists?

Michigan is saved! Official state "Scottish tartan" bill introduced | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 hidden)