Potential new law

Random Law Repeal Act

Section 1. Purpose

This Act is intended to streamline the legal code by mandating the repeal of 100 existing laws upon the passage of any new law, fostering a more efficient legal system.

Section 2. Definitions

For the purposes of this Act:

  1. New Law: Any statute or regulation enacted after the effective date of this Act.
  2. Existing Laws: All federal statutes currently in force at the time of the passage of any New Law, excluding Constitutional amendments.

Section 3. Repeal of Existing Laws

(a) Upon the passage of a New Law by Congress and its signing by the President, the Legislative Repeal Committee, established by this Act, shall oversee the random repeal of 100 Existing Laws.

(b) The laws to be repealed shall be selected using a random selection process as outlined in Section 4.

Section 4. Random Selection Process

(a) The Legislative Repeal Committee shall, within 30 days of the passage of a New Law, randomly select 100 Existing Laws to be repealed.

(b) The random selection shall be conducted using a secure, transparent, and verifiable method determined by the Committee to ensure fairness and prevent bias in the repeal process.

(c) Once selected, the 100 laws shall be repealed automatically and shall be removed from the United States Code within 90 days of their selection.

Section 5. Exemptions

The following categories of laws are exempt from repeal under this Act:

  1. Laws that implement or enforce Constitutional amendments.
  2. National security-related laws, including those related to the defense, intelligence, and counterterrorism.
  3. Laws providing essential protections for civil rights and liberties.

Section 6. Establishment of the Legislative Repeal Committee

(a) A Legislative Repeal Committee (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") shall be established, consisting of five members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

(b) The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing the random selection of laws for repeal and ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Act.

Section 7. Severability

If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act shall not be affected thereby.

Section 8. Effective Date

This Act shall take effect 180 days after its enactment.

You can listen to this new law as a NotebookLM discussion.

Update from Assemblymember Hagman

This is the update I received earlier today.  Sadly, it's not good news.  Our state is in dire need of a real hero.

--- On Tue, 4/26/11, Assemblymember Hagman <Assemblymember.Hagman@assembly.ca.gov> wrote:

From: Assemblymember Hagman <Assemblymember.Hagman@assembly.ca.gov>
Subject: AB 613 Update
To:
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 3:20 PM

Thank you very much for your support of my legislation, AB 613 which would have repealed several provisions of last year’s AB 962 that both impinge on the Second Amendment rights of California’s gun owners and create restrictions that make the sale of ammunition costly or impractical.

 

Unfortunately, on April 26th, this bail failed to pass out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. The votes reflected party lines.

  

I, along with leadership members of the NRA, presented solid testimony and numerous reasons why AB 962 punishes both responsible businesses and law-abiding gun owners.

Unfortunately, the majority party blocked this common sense legislation from even reaching the Assembly Floor for a vote.

 

Though this was obviously not the desired outcome, I truly appreciate all of your support. It is citizens like you that will help lead the way to a better California. I will not give up the fight to protect our basic rights and I hope you will also continue this cause. Thank you.

 

It is an honor to serve you.

 

Sincerely,

Assemblyman Curt Hagman

District 60

 

Note: In January of this year, AB 962 was ruled unconstitutional by Fresno Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hamilton and its requirements were thereby put on hold. I introduced AB 613 to simplify matters and avoid a court appeals in hopes the NRA and other organizations can focus their efforts elsewhere. For more information, you can visit http://www.crpa.org/_e/page/1597/mr01_18_11.htm. Thank you.

Message from Assemblyman Hagman

I received this message from an assemblyman earlier today:

As a California State Assemblyman and a fellow Second Amendment supporter, I wanted to be sure and update you on a few Assembly Bills that have been introduced this session.

AB 613 (Hagman) - I introduced this bill to repeal several provisions of last year’s AB 962 that either impinge on the Second Amendment rights of California’s gun owners or create restrictions that make the sale of ammunition costly or impractical. Under AB 962, handgun ammunition vendors are required to obtain a thumbprint and other information from ammunition purchasers. Additionally this law provides that the delivery or transfer of ownership of handgun ammunition may only occur in a face-to-face transaction, with the deliverer being provided bona fide evidence of identity of the purchaser.

AB 962 places hardships on law-abiding citizens, increases small business costs, and creates a database of ammunition purchases that exposes personal information to identity theft and other misuses. An ammunition registry does not prevent crime, it only further restricts the rights of California’s responsible gun owners. Criminals who obtain ammunition illegally will continue to do so and now your local businessman will be stuck with the charge of a massive multi-million dollar record keeping system. We need to focus our limited resources on criminals, not our law-abiding citizens and small businesses.

Thank you for supporting AB 613 and my efforts to repeal AB 962.

AB 144 (Portantino) – This legislation would make it illegal to openly carry an unloaded handgun in specified public areas. Last session, we saw this same bill introduced under AB 1934, which failed to meet the required end of session deadline, but had majority support from both houses. This year, AB 144 has already passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee with a 5:2 vote.

AB 809 (Feuer) – This legislation would require California residents to register their shotguns and rifles in addition to their handguns. Again, we saw this same bill introduced last session under AB 1810 and it too failed to meet the required end of session deadline, but did receive support from both houses. So far this year, AB 809 has also already passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee with a 5:1 vote.

Both AB 144 and AB 809 are attacks on the Second Amendment which gives us the freedom and right to bear arms. It is outrageous that these kinds of bills are even being considered. We need to focus our efforts on strengthening the economy and creating jobs, not punishing and regulating law abiding citizens

I will not give up the fight to protect our basic rights and I hope you will also continue this cause. I urge you to contact your local Assembly representative and express your opinion on these bills. Thank you for your support.

It is an honor to serve you.

Sincerely,
Assemblyman Curt Hagman
District 60

Flying

Recently, I flew from Missoula, Montana to Fresno, California via Delta Airlines.  My journey was pleasant and, for the most part, uneventful.  The employees were all very polite and helpful and the worst that happened was them not getting one of my two checked bags back to me until the next day.  My first flight by myself and they misplace one of my checked bags.  Not a big deal, 'cause when I did get it back, all was in order and no complaint needed to be filed.  Not so for Dave Carroll.  Watch the video he created and follow his story.


An airline destroying a guitar and then not paying for its negligence is absurd and cause for a boycott.  You won't see me on United anytime soon.
Will Robertson of Livermore, CA

Montana

I have had a wonderful time in Montana. Well, as wonderful a time as can be had while working with the bees.  I have managed to avoid being stung, accomplished by wearing a bee suit and deftly handling boxes and frames.  The weather has been mostly hot with a cool spell happening in the past 24 hours or so.  Will be glad to return to California tomorrow, on what will be my first time flying alone.  I will be walking through security, finding the gate, and changing planes, all by my lonesome.  Now, I know that for a 29-and-a-half year-old like myself to be saying this may sound weird and even a bit stupid to some people, I think it is a highlight of my life that I am able to do this on my own.  Not that I am in any way physically or mentally handicapped or the least bit stupid or retarded, I am just a normal male who realizes the enormity of the world and all its wondrous ways.  It should be noted for the record, that I am married and I am fully capable of living the good life if I weren't just so damn lazy and bored of life.  I attempt to find the fun, but it is hard and I like to make things easy and to do so while maintaining the highest quality is not so simple after all.  Am I just rambling, perhaps, but this all needs to be said.  I will sign off now, enjoy the day!

Will Robertson of Livermore, CA