Explosions, booze, cockfighting among odd TN bills
The ability to legally shoot stuff that explodes. The inability to buy booze if you've had three or more DUIs.
And potential criminal charges for parents who keep bringing their kids to cockfights.
These proposals are but a few of the quirky, odd or downright bizarre bills Tennessee lawmakers proposed before the bill-filing deadline Thursday. The casual observer might think most of the more than 1,500 bills are relatively mundane: many tweak state code for clarifications, alter zoning requirements, honor achievements or otherwise enact routine changes.
But there are always a handful of bills that raise a few eyebrows. Here are some of those bills, broken down into three categories:
Quirky: ...
Pie in the sky: ...
Bizarre: ...
QUIRKY
We shouldn't have released that prisoner: Everyone makes mistakes. ... have a bill that lets a judge issue a warrant to have that person arrested and returned to prison.
Stop taking kids to animal fights: Cockfighting is already illegal in Tennessee. ...
Washington County wants to hunt foxes: Right now, a provision of state code makes it illegal ...
Might be easier to get that security device removed yourself: If you buy some clothing and a clerk forgets to take off one of those pesky security devices, the store must pay for the cost of shipping that clothing back to the store to have the security device removed. But, they'll only cover the cost if it takes you more than 15 minutes to get to the store under current Tennessee law. ...
Bitcoin for politicians?: Tennessee politicians could start accepting Bitcoin and other forms of digital currency as campaign contributions if a new bill ... becomes law. ...
PIE IN THE SKY
Medical marijuana: ...
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Closed primaries: Despite the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee deciding against officially supporting closed primaries, Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, and Rep. Judd Matheny, R-Tullahoma, are pushing forward with the proposal. If enacted, every Tennessee voter would have to re-register, and do so with a political party. As written, the bill wouldn't allow for Independents; or rather, someone could file as an Independent, but he or she couldn't vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary.
BIZARRE
Please, let us shoot things that explode: ...
Go ahead and ride your motorcycle in between traffic lanes:
Establish the authority of God in law: That reference to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence isn't enough for Rep. James VanHuss, R-Jonesborough. He wants to change the Tennessee constitution so that it includes the phrase: "We recognize that our liberties do not come from governments, but from Almighty God, our Creator and Savior." That's in addition to Rep. Jerry Sexton's bill that would make the Bible the official book of Tennessee.
That's a really, really big gun: ... proposal: proclaiming the Barrett Model 82A1 rifle the official gun of Tennessee.
No more booze for drunk drivers: Earning another spot on the list, Niceley proposes banning anyone with three DUIs or more from purchasing alcohol. Ever again. ...
Read More:
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/14/explosions-booze-cockfighting-bizarre-tenn-bills/23378347/
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Brilliant! No one would ever think of driving across the state line to buy booze. 
Perfectly legal in California. We call them "lanesplitters", or colloquially, "organ donors".
