{"id":40578,"date":"2019-02-19T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T21:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/?p=40578"},"modified":"2019-02-19T20:25:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T03:25:41","slug":"rut-roh-the-nevada-legislature-is-now-in-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/rut-roh-the-nevada-legislature-is-now-in-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Rut-Roh! The Nevada Legislature is Now in Session\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

With passage and signing of SB-143 – the gun control bill on background checks for private gun sales – now behind us, time to focus attention on other legislation now making its way through the Nevada Legislature\u2026<\/p>\n

SB-43 would allow unmanned traffic cameras to issue tickets to motorists, which have been outlawed in Nevada since 1999.\u00a0 It\u2019s probably the biggest of the Big Brother bills the Legislature will deal with this session.<\/p>\n

AB-123 would require more detailed reporting from parents who choose not to immunize their children who attend public schools.\u00a0 Current law only allows parents to opt-out if they provide written statements that such immunizations violate their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

Why only a \u201creligious\u201d objection?\u00a0 Why can\u2019t parents choose not to subject their kids to certain immunizations for MEDICAL concerns.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never cared much for such \u201creligious\u201d-only exemptions.<\/p>\n

SB-159 would establish \u201csun exposure\u201d policies in public schools related to wearing hats and putting on sunscreen when playing outside.<\/p>\n

Good grief.\u00a0 And they say 120 days isn\u2019t enough time for a legislative session?<\/p>\n

AB-187 is a Democrat-sponsored bill that would require kids 17 years of age or younger to wear a helmet while roller skating or riding a bike.\u00a0 Failure to do so would result in a $15 fine for the parent or guardian.<\/p>\n

This is truly stupid and another example of California-like Nanny State government gone wild.\u00a0 And how is this going to be enforced?\u00a0 As if our police officers don\u2019t already have enough real \u201ccrimes\u201d to worry about.<\/p>\n

And even if parents buy helmets for their kids, how do you stop kids from being kids and choosing simply not to wear it at the playground when out of their parents\u2019 sight?\u00a0 This is nothing more than liberal feel-good legislation.<\/p>\n

A new bill coming from the Commerce and Labor Committee would \u201cmake it illegal for an employer not to hire a person because the candidate tested positive for marijuana in a drug screening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look, I supported legalizing marijuana.\u00a0 However, if a PRIVATE employer doesn\u2019t want to hire a marijuana user, what business is it of government?<\/p>\n

MEANWHILE, BACK IN DC…<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S.\u2019s national debt is $22 TRILLION.<\/p>\n

Once this \u201cwall\u201d thing is behind him, I hope President Trump tackles THAT national emergency.\u00a0\u00a0Passing that debt onto our kids and grandkids is a true \u201cimmorality.\u201d<\/p>\n

JOB CREATION 101<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noting that \u201cBen Franklin, Andrew Carnegie and Thomas Edison started their careers at the age of 12 or 13,\u201d a private school in Austin, Texas is focusing on fostering entrepreneurship for its students.<\/p>\n

As columnist John Stossel points out, teachers at the school instruct students to \u201cTry to start a business in one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The founder of the school, Michael Strong, told Stossel: \u201cI want students to go out there and get stuff done, fail, get up, try again.\u00a0 That\u2019s how we become creators, entrepreneurs.\u00a0 We want them to do what they love, now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strong describes traditional public schools as \u201c13 years of how to be passive, dependent.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s right, of course.\u00a0 And the reality is there are no jobs without job creators, entrepreneurs.\u00a0 Wish Nevada had a similar school.<\/p>\n

JOY TO THE WORLD!<\/strong><\/p>\n

My eldest daughter, Kristen, got her first job last summer working as a tour guide at the dolphin exhibit at the Mirage Hotel.\u00a0 Yesterday they gave her a chance to actually get in the water and swim with one of the dolphins.<\/p>\n

Is this the look of a happy camper or what?<\/p>\n

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FAMOUS LAST WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf capitalism is evil and socialism is the answer, why isn\u2019t the caravan heading for Venezuela?\u201d \u2013\u00a0Charlie Kirk, TPUSA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With passage and signing of SB-143 – the gun control bill on background checks for private gun sales – now behind us, time to focus attention on other legislation now making its way through the Nevada Legislature\u2026 SB-43 would allow unmanned traffic cameras to issue tickets to motorists, which have been outlawed in Nevada since […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40578"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40581,"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40578\/revisions\/40581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nevadanewsandviews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}