Well, damn

The worst economy in 75 years. A broken health care system. Workers' rights trampled daily.

And South Carolina lawmakers are worried about...cussing.

No shit, fuckfaces.

A new bill by State Sen. Robert Ford would make it a felony in South Carolina to use profanity - anywhere. It would make it punishable by 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine to "publish orally or in writing, exhibit, or otherwise make available material containing words, language, or actions of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature."

Not only is this an outright affront to the First Amendment and the Palmetto State's own constitution. It also raises questions of why America's elected officials waste time on this while there's more important things to worry about.

And Robert Ford is a Democrat??? Now I'm really glad I switched to the Greens. Ford's bill does have Republican supporters, naturally.

If South Carolina is going to outlaw something, they should find something else to outlaw - like Jim DeMint.

Don't think Ford's bill against profanity can't pass (even though it is unconstitutional). Much of the Constitution is already ignored outright, so is there any incentive for it to stop?

The good news though is that no bill that Robert Ford has introduced in his 17-year legislative career has ever passed. So he's not exactly Mr. Effective.

(Source: http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/14/1522214)