Worst laws that are still enforced

[junior chįmp]

It's illegal to buy Ila doughnut on a weekend in NYC

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The Telecommunications Act of 1996.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Union shop laws.

[FairBol]

Here's a weird one...."in order for a pickle to be officially considered a pickle, it must bounce" (state law?) WTF?? LOL

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In New Jersey, it is illegal to murder someone if you are wearing a bulletproof vest... as if the murder itself is not illegal enough.  (not sure if this is enforced any stronger than regular murder laws though)

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[darklordoftech]

Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994.

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The PATRIOT Act.

[IndustrialJustice]

Union shop laws.

lol

The Federal Arbitration Act is becoming an increasingly obvious one in light of conservatives' increasingly expansive reading of it.

Surprised no one has mentioned alienation of affection laws yet.

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I think the "still enforced" part eliminates a lot of these even if they are technically still on the books.

[Mr. Reactionary]

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I think the "still enforced" part eliminates a lot of these even if they are technically still on the books.

Miscegenation is still on the books in Portsmouth Virginia, as is a ban on hypnotism and a ban on huffing glue without a permit.

[dead0man]

where do you get the permit to sniff glue?

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where do you get the permit to sniff glue?

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[Mr. Reactionary]

where do you get the permit to sniff glue?

Sec. 38-119. - Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances or causing others to do so.   
(a) It shall be unlawful, except under the direction of a practitioner as defined in Code of Virginia, § 54.1-3401, for any person deliberately to smell or inhale any drugs or any other noxious chemical substances, including but not limited to fingernail polish or model airplane glue, containing any ketones, aldehydes, organic acetates, ether, chlorinated hydrocarbons or vapors, with the intent to become intoxicated, inebriated, excited, or stupefied or to dull the brain or nervous system. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than one duly licensed, deliberately to cause, invite or induce any person to smell or inhale any drugs or any other noxious substances or chemicals containing any ketone, aldehydes, organic acetates, ether, chlorinated hydrocarbons or vapors with the intent to intoxicate, inebriate, excite, or stupefy or to dull the brain or nervous system of such person.

https://library.municode.com/va/dumfries/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH38OFMIPR_ARTIVDRDRPA_DIV1GE_S38-119INDROTNOCHSUCAOTDOSO

[Sestak]

Most federal drug laws.

[Cynthia]

Some of the worst are laws against cohabitation. I think there was a case in North Carolina or somewhere where a woman was denied some sort of government benefit because she was cohabitating.

"No pass, no drive" laws are laws that revoke driver's licenses from teenagers for bad academic performance - while rewarding those who bully them. These laws are actually classist (because kids from poor backgrounds are already discriminated against by schools), and they penalize kids with dyslexia.

Pretty much anything enacted by the fascist 104th Congress was bad.

Quickly googled no pass no drive, found it completely ridiculous. I had probably around 100 unexcused absences during my senior year but I had an A in every single class first semester and somehow if I were in Kentucky I won't be allowed to have a driver license.

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In Poland? Let's see...

Article 135 of the Penal Code: "insulting the President of the Republic in public"

[Clarence Boddicker]

Blue laws

[LBJer]

Laws against assisted suicide and mercy killings.  Although these (particularly assisted suicide) happen all the time anyway and people are rarely prosecuted for it.  Mercy killings are more likely to be prosecuted, but it is common to only give people probation for it. 

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Child support laws

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Right to Work, in a purported 1st World Nation, not less.

[Spark]

The Johnstown Flood Tax.

[136or142]

Drug laws.

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Mandatory minimums for federal drug crimes are up there.

[Flyersfan232]

What are the worst laws on the books that are still enforced today? Can be state, local, or federal law.

For me, a few examples come to mind:

Marijuana – Recreational marijuana should be legal. It's pointless to lock people up for it.
Curfew – Local curfew ordinances in my opinion violate the 1st Amendment, specifically freedom of assembly. Also, they don't work. If someone is planning on committing a crime, they are going to commit it. They won't care whether or not they can legally be out at 2 AM.
Campaign Finance – Money does not equal speech. Period.

birthright citizenship.