Enforce Laws Uniformly or Not at All
April 17, 2008 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays, Maui Curmudgeon No Comments |
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hakelo: Slimy PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Bulsitman: Con man HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Paddle together, bail, paddle, towards the land.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.” (Abbie Hoffman) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Draft of Maui County General Plan WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — JibJab.com PODCAST OF THE WEEK — The Ethicist, NYT BLOG OF THE WEEK — TheRoot.comApril 17th, 2008: On April 14, Councilmember Michael P. Victorino put forth a resolution which helps to protect the poor, picked-on owners of vacation rentals. His PR says “Operators of transient vacation rentals who have been “caught in legal limbo” because of the County’s confusing and contradictory enforcement policies shouldn’t be punished.”We think this is a fantastic idea. Where laws are not uniformly enforced, then the government should not enforce them - in fact, should not have the power to enforce them.We urge all readers of the Maui Almanac to write to their representatives and immediately ask for them to submit a resolution to the administration to cease and desist all enforcement of every law which is not uniformly enforced. Among many other areas this will apply: speed laws, tax regulations, parking, drunk and disorderly and killing people when you wear a blue uniform.
However, UNTIL the administration agrees to these resolutions, we strongly urge readers not to speed, illegally park, drink too much or kill anyone. And if you are one of those whining crybabies who have for years gotten away with running an illegal vacation rental business in your otherwise peaceful residential neighborhood, shut up, close your doors and wait for your permit.
– Maui Curmudgeon
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — April 17th
- 1492: Christopher Columbus signs a contract with Spain commissioning him to find a westward ocean passage to the Indies (Asia)
- 1521: Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church
- 1790: American statesman Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84
- 1900: Seven high chiefs of American Samoa sign the Instrument of Cession
- 1947: Jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit
- 1969: Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F Kennedy
- 1993: A federal jury in Los Angeles convicts two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King
- 1998: Photographer Linda McCartney, wife of rock legend Paul McCartney, dies in Tucson Arizona at age 56
- 2004: Israel assassinated Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi with a missile strike on his car.
BORN ON THIS DAY — April 17th
- 1837: John Pierpont Morgan, banker/CEO
- 1845: Isabel Barrows, editor/penologist
- 1885: Isak Dinesen, Danish writer
- 1894: Nikita S Khrushchev, Soviet leader
- 1897: Thornton Wilder,novelist/playwright
- 1899: Vincent Wigglesworth, entomologist
- 1923: Harry Reasoner, newscaster
- 1934: Don Kirshner, rock & roll producer
- 1941: Bill Fury, vocalist/guitarist
- 1943: Terry Reim, Writer, Techie and splendid raconteur
- 1949: John Oates, guitarist/vocalist
- 1956: “Sugar” Ray Charles Leonard, boxer
- 1961: Boomer Esiason, NFL QB
- 1973: Craig Anderson, country musician
- 1974: Victoria Beckham, singer (Spice Girls)
