(1) In November, Arkansas' outgoing Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife, who have been happily married for 32 years, nonetheless set up a wedding registry at two department stores because it was apparently the easiest way for them to receive going-away gifts. Arkansas law prohibits gifts to public officials of more than $100, with a few exceptions, such as wedding gifts.
[Fort Smith Times Record, 11-13-06] Thanks for all the great governing, Governor Huckabee! Here's a nice pair of oven mitts and a egg timer! Mazel tov! | (2) In October, Judge Robert Armstrong of Riverside, Calif., dismissed an indecent exposure charge against a woman solely because a state statute makes criminal only a person who "lewdly exposes his person, or the private parts thereof," which to Judge Armstrong clearly limited the law to males. (The prosecutor quickly filed an appeal.) [North County Times (Escondido, Calif.), 10-18-06] |