""A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul" ~George Bernard Shaw
Which of the Enumerated Powers does this fall under? Perhaps in the case of, for example, a dog fighting ring operating in several states. But not a general animal abuse federal law.
ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Lummy (10-24-2019),MisterVeritis (10-24-2019)
There already are laws against animal abuse. Congress is simply duplicating what states have or have not deemed necessary. All that pile of $#@! in Washington does is duplicate what has already been done. Count on it. They are worthless. "Hate crimes" is another example of duplicity in law for one purpose and one purpose only -- to extend the reach and grip of federal government. Just crap.
But then, as the circus master PT Barnum once noted, "there's a sucker born every minute".
Helena (10-24-2019),MisterVeritis (10-24-2019)
As FK points out, the bill was passed unanimously, Lummy. Being a decent human being is not, contrary to rumor, a trait found only in Democrats.
The federal law is very narrowly focused. Fortunately many state laws - not all, unfortunately - are much more comprehensive, and need to be.
The more I see and think about it, the less I favor the "animal abusers often go on to be violent toward people" rationale...because, while true, it lessens, in my view, the inherent evil and seriousness of the animal abuse itself. There is something seriously wrong with a person who can look into an animal's eyes and do the things they do to them - something twisted and evil at its core. Those people deserve to be punished, shunned and then punished some more. I favor a list, similar to the sex offender lists, that would help to keep track of those people and hopefully ensure that they are never able to own a pet, live in a household with a pet, or work in a job where they have contact with animals they could hurt or abuse. If you or people who think like you believe that that kind of thing is government overreach, I couldn't care less.
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry
BenjaminO (10-24-2019),Bo-4 (10-24-2019),Collateral Damage (10-24-2019),Common (10-24-2019),Dr. Who (10-24-2019),FindersKeepers (10-24-2019)
""A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul" ~George Bernard Shaw
As I stated, the new federal law would be very narrowly focused. It addresses the making and distribution of videos depicting animal cruelty, which apparently some really sick individuals get off on.
The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act was unanimously passed Tuesday, expanding a prior law that criminalized the creation and distribution of "obscene" videos of animal abuse.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...me/4076657002/
The sale and distribution of videos aspect is what brings it under federal purview.
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry
I hope it passes as well, if you can abuse an animal you can abuse another human
LETS GO BRANDON
F Joe Biden
Just don't watch them. Bada-bing bada-boom.
Only complete $#@!tards are against the protection of animals.
Bo-4 (10-24-2019)