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To: Bill Buckner

Maryland is unconstitutional.

Maryland is the 50th least free state in the country. The state is 34th in economic freedom but a distant 50th in personal freedom. Maryland’s impositions on personal freedom include the second-strictest gun laws in the country, and marijuana laws are fairly harsh (except that the first offense of high-level possession is a misdemeanor, and there is a weak medical marijuana law), motorists’ freedoms are highly restricted, gambling laws are tight, home schooling laws are burdensome (curricula must be approved by the government), centralized land-use planning is very advanced, eminent domain abuse is totally unreformed, victimless crimes arrest rates are high, and civil unions are not recognized. On the plus side, taxes on beer, wine, and spirits are fairly low, and overall Maryland has one of the least restrictive alcohol control systems in the country. Surprisingly, the state has not enacted complete smoking bans yet. On economic regulation, the state has the usual left-of-center failings on labor law, but more strikingly it has the second-most health insurance mandates in the country (they add 67 percent to the cost).


3 posted on 03/05/2012 10:34:50 AM PST by maddog55 (OBAMA: Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: maddog55
Surprisingly, the state has not enacted complete smoking bans yet.

This must be old data, because Maryland's smoking ban is even more restrictive than all the surrounding states and even extends to private clubs such as American Legion Posts, Moose and Elks' Lodges, etc.

7 posted on 03/05/2012 10:38:40 AM PST by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: maddog55

I’m moving there later this year. Sounds like fun.


13 posted on 03/05/2012 10:53:37 AM PST by Future Snake Eater (Don't stop. Keep moving!)
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To: maddog55

Even Lord Baltimore, formerly rolling over in his grave, Catholic founder of Maryland, told each of his embarking passengers from England to America to bring a musket, ammunition and gunpowder. He was no fool.


16 posted on 03/05/2012 11:00:14 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (Guns to Baltimore??. Who knew?)
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