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Originally posted by
Mamastoys
North Carolina has LOTS of strange laws. I guess every state does. It would be nice if some of the high paid lawmakers would go through and clean up the laws but they are fun to read.
(I'm taking a class dealing with laws, and we touch upon this subject now and then...) Generally a state will leave ridiculous laws on the books, either because they are forgotten about or just ridiculous and not enforced, therefor not worth spending the time or money amending.
The main way a strange and out-dated law actually get changed is when someone actually gets charged with breaking it, appeals it, and then higher courts go "oh wait. we should change that"
It's silly, but it's our government