Proposed State Law Would End Blowout High School Football Games Early

Capitol Confidential ^ | 6/12/2014 | Jack Spencer

[from occupied ga]

The democrat philosophy. A law to restrict and regulate every human activity. Anything not mandatory is prohibited.

[treetopsandroofs]

Is a remake of Heidi planned?

That game was closer with a minute remaining.

[Vigilanteman]

He said he knew the Michigan High School Athletic Association wouldn't like his bill.

How does he know?

Did he ask them?

Or does he just resent the fact that they control something which he thinks the government should control at the state level?

[MeshugeMikey]

allegations of one team trying to run up the score in the final minute of the game.

O HEAVENS NOOOO!

[a fool in paradise]

Next thing you know they will be applying this to election night returns.

[topher]

Why not just do away with football altogher, if that is what he thinks?

These liberals want to remove competition from society and put everyone on foodstamps and welfare.

If one gets your rear-end kicked in football, maybe they should realize this is the real world

Sort of like saying, well the person has cancer, so just give up... No use in trying... Never mind all the people that survive cancer...

[caver]

Really? Do we need a law for that?

[cripplecreek]

PART TIME LEGISLATURE!!!!!!!

Dumb asses just gotta legislate when they’re there every day.

[builder]

And we need a LAW for this , WHY ? ! ?

Are you kidding me ?

[Ouchthatonehurt]

Third string players should be up in arms!

[tcrlaf]

Why is THE STATE getting involved in this???

[morphing libertarian]

I like it when politicians set out to mess up sports as they have so many other areas of our lives.

[IronJack]

This is something that needs to be legislated??? If this is all the Michigan legislature has to worry about, it should be disbanded and the Capitol rented out for flea-market stalls.

[Mears]

So ONE incident creates the necessity for another law.

Madness.

.

[builder]

"This is more for awareness," Rep. Kosowski said. "It starts the conversation."

Let's start THIS conversation.

Do away with more laws.

Fine any lawmaker that proposes a new one.

Or trade them for some hostage somewhere held in the world. But get these stupid idiots wanting to start conversations away from my life.

[cripplecreek]

Because we have a full time legislature and they gotta do something while they're there. Not everything they do is bad but for every piece of good legislation they pass, a half dozen others are passed apparently to pass the time.

This was good

Senate Bill 910: Ban enforcement of new woodstove emissions limits Passed 25 to 12 in the Senate on June 11, 2014, to prohibit Department of Environmental Quality from imposing new state regulations limiting emissions from woodstoves and heaters, or enforcing federal regulations that do this. The bill was introduced as news reports indicate that proposed federal Environmental Protection Agency rules would impose restrictive new limits on wood burning heaters.

These are crap.

Senate Bill 877: Authorize “Pure Michigan Trail” designations Passed 108 to 2 in the House on June 11, 2014, to revise the law authorizing a state “snowmobile and trails advisory council” so as to conform to the proposal in Senate Bill 873 to create a statewide multi-use trail network and the designation of “Pure Michigan Water Trails”.

Senate Bill 853: Ban automated eyeglass “kiosks” Passed 108 to 2 in the House on June 11, 2014, to prohibit automated testing devices that provide automated eye exams and issue prescriptions for glasses or contact lenses. Instead, only licensed optometrists and physicians specializing in eye care could write eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions. This would preempt eyeglass “kiosks” in drugstores and other retail locations, which is a lower cost alternative to conventional optometry services that are expanding in some other states.

[circlecity]

"a rule to end games if one team has a lead of 17 points or more with a minute or less remaining."

Granted, any "law" on this matter is nothing a legislature should be involved with and overreaching, but even if someone were convinced such a law was appropriate, this specific example is just stupid. I don't know of a single, dedicated football player who wouldn't think they could score 17 points in the last minute with a couple of big plays, a turnover and a few breaks. I've seen it happen. To just end the game would infuriate these players with the idea they were robbed of the chance to make a last minute comeback. At the very least they could score 7 or 10 points and make it a relatively good game rather than being embarassed with the tag that they sucked so bad they had to be put out of their misery.

[ChildOfThe60s]

The Heidi Bowl. Ah for the days when the Raiders weren’t fielding HS players.

http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Heidi-Bowl/97e7c348-3673-4d68-9a23-c5c7937c6e81