I'm assuming it's supposed to be Lewis & Clark, which means the guy in the tux (servant) should really be black, as was the slave named York who accompanied them on the trip (and was promised freedom in return, although somehow Clark didn't get around to it for 5 more years after they returned home - pretty shitty, considering York helped them make nice with the Indians and probably saved their scalps on more than one occasion).
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
I pondered that one a while, too - I'm thinking because lemonade is in quotes and there are shady characters in the trees with barrels, it's an allusion to Illinois' history with bootlegging in Prohibition times?
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
Or maybe this.... though I too think Gob BigRR whoever it was is correct!
Friday, May 23, 2014
SPRINGFIELD - It could soon cost $200 for kids to set up a lemonade stand, have a bake sale or sell cupcakes in Illinois.
"This is absolutely insane!" State Senator Jim Oberweis (R-Aurora) said at a Capitol press conference Friday. "Somebody in Madison County went crazy and decided to enforce a law against an 11 year old kid who was baking cupcakes. That was a mistake, but it happened."
In the House, the little girl Oberweis referred to - Chloe Stirling of Troy's State Representative Charlie Meier tried to do the right thing by introducing a law that would help those in her situation and exempt up to $1000 in sales.
"Then what happened? It came to the Senate... We 'Illinois-ized' the bill - doing things the way we do in Illinois, which is everything we can to discourage entrepreneurism to discourage business interests," Oberweis told reporters.
Meier’s bill, which would have exempted food product entrepreneurs making less than $1000 from burdensome health department regulations, passed the Illinois House and was picked up by Democrat Senator Donne Trotter (D-Chicago).
Trotter amended the bill to require anyone selling food products to take an 8 hour food service sanitation course costing $145, obtain a county health department permit costing $25, label the food products to indicate ingredients and the fact that they are homemade, plus another $35 fee.
Senator Kyle McCarter, who is the Cupcake Girl’s state senator, signed onto the bill as a co-sponsor before Trotter added the new regulations. McCarter requested another amendment to exempt those making $250 or less a month from the amended requirements. His proposal was rejected by the Public Health Committee.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
I did now... I wondered if it was something to do with the stupid USian mistake of putting Conservatives as filthy reds while the pinko commie liberals get blue.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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