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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

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The world is abuzz with news of this week’s legislation, passed by a landslide, banning the possession and use of promicin, as well as the use of any 4400 abilities. While celebrated as a monumental victory by anti-promicin activists (VIDEO), by no means does the new ban stuff the genie back in the vial.

Catching someone with a vial of promicin in her pocket, or a syringe of it in her arm, are pretty cut-and-dry, easy busts. But some have argued that this legislation just opens up a whole new can of worms for law enforcement — could “possession” also be taken to include the promicin now being made by one’s brain and coursing through every capillary? Could donating your promicin-laced blood to save a family member’s life count as “distribution”? And how are we to systematically determine promicin-induced abilities on a large scale? Did the guy who broke the broad-jump world record shoot up some glow-juice, or is he just a really, really great athlete? Is that fellow on the bus reading your mind, or just admiring your haircut? Will stage magicians now have to break their centuries-old code and reveal their secrets, lest they face jail time?

What are we supposed to do now? Let us know what you think about this complex issue that is far from over.

Even more morsels to chew on today:

  • VIDEO: Despite the sweeping bills passing in both houses of Congress, Jordan Collier says promicin is here to stay.
  • VIDEO: No matter how anti-establishment you are, it’s tough to argue in favor of messing with the FAA’s air traffic safety controls. Should this kid be tried as an adult?
  • VIDEO: People are still taking the shot and gleefully discovering their 4400 abilities, they’re just going far outside city limits to do it. How nice for them.

Wow, did you taste a dash of bitterness there? You know, as I was writing that last blurb, it really hit me hard: my 4400 ability is now illegal, and I don’t even know what it is yet. Will I even know if I’m breaking the law? What if it just happens spontaneously? Should I just lock myself in my apartment for the rest of my life? And if so, who will walk Ginsberg?

Damn, the questions just never stop, do they?

POSTED BY Ted AT 9:02 am 06/13/2007 |
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2 Responses to “PROMICIN BANNED!”  

  1. POSTED BY bert williams at 12:04 am 06/14/07

    2. I’AM AT AN AGE WHERE IT’S WISER TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT THING V.S. THE THING I WANT TO DO MOST. ACTUALLY I’M ONE OF THE BIGGEST HYPOCRITES EVER I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT, BUT I’LL OPENLY AND VERY DIRECTLY STAND IN PROTEST OF SOMETHING I KNOW WILL COMPLETLY FULFILL THE LIVES 50% OF THE PEOPLE BUT WILL ALSO KILL THE OTHER 50%…NO I’M NOT UNDECIDED, I’M DEFINELTY AGAINST IT I’LL JUST NOT LISTEN TO MY HEART

  2. POSTED BY Dee Henke at 3:41 am 06/14/07

    3. Bert, How do you choose what is right for others? Sounds to me you have done a good job of brainwashing yourself!If you decide not to listen to your heart well thats up to you, you will have to live with that, but please don’t presume to tell me what is right for me, or my heart. Once again it is MY live and the government has NO business making decisions for me, don’t you think there is already enough of that?At least with Promicin we have a chance to do some good,can you say that for our present form of government?? NO and this will just give more power to NTAC and people like Ryland. Think about it Bert.And if you were really at that age where you think you are making a wiser decision, then you would know that sometimes the “right” thing isn’t always what it seems. This ban is wrong. Dee

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