You are here: Home / Mississippi politics A tax on stupidity Published on August 29, 2018 by Marica | Edit To say that Mississippi is a conservative state– by which I mean things do not change, or if they do, it’s at the flow rate of sorghum (misspelled at first; why doesn’t autocorrect recognize misspelled sorghum?) molasses– is a bit of an understatement. Recall that the state
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If you’re lucky, you learn something every day! A few days ago I learned that DBA means Doing Business As. As of this morning, I am doing business as Old Schoolhouse Road Publishing. Cost $25 to file online. This process was not without incident which made me, once again, very glad I live in Mississippi.
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“The Mississippi Legislature is making strides toward removing the state government’s role in the distribution of alcohol. “With a final vote tally of 104-3, the House passed HB 997 which would remove the Department of Revenue from its role of warehousing liquor and wine; allowing private businesses to handle the operation—a move that author of
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Reporting in. At 9am we signed our names on lines 69 & 70. That does not sound like a big deal but it is. We usually vote in the late afternoon and are around no. 120 or so. Who knew voting on a new state flag would generate so much enthusiasm? Wait. That’s wrong. It
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Eight-five (85) flavors of popcorn. Sweets, too! There’re new signs on Main Street: “10 minute curbside pickup.” And a cop on his scooter thing tagging rear tires with some magic fairy dust to apprehend offeners. Also new in Starkvegas– increased sales tax. I don’t like the idea but am sympathetic– sort of. I don’t know
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Let me go on record with the obvious comment. The state should have NOTHING to do with the procurement, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages. That said, there are some developments here in the state of Mississippi. Mississippi is by the salt default (that dictation thingy cracks me up) a dry state. The sale, possession,
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He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. A Grievance from The Declaration of Independence This is one of my favorite Grievances, in virtue of both the complaint itself– which over the course of 244 years shows no signs of
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This is what our governor said yesterday. I trust you. I trust that you are doing the right thing in the face of tremendous pressure. That’s why this has not been worse to this point. I’m not lecturing or telling you what to do. I’m asking you, as a fellow Mississippian and American, please do
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To say that Mississippi is a conservative state– by which I mean things do not change, or if they do, it’s at the flow rate of sorghum (misspelled at first; why doesn’t autocorrect recognize misspelled sorghum?) molasses– is a bit of an understatement. Recall that the state is dry by default. We live in a
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You will want to put your drink down and swallow now. But of course, the real news is not what happens in the meeting, but what happens outside. A couple of parents started feeding the gaggle of media with some priceless doctoral level political science dissertations. One mama asked essentially, what happens when some man
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via Powerline’s The Week in Pictures
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[Context: This photograph was taken at 4:43pm April 6, 2016– shortly after we’d all learned that Mississippi HB1523 had become the Law of Mississippi.] For as long as I can remember, the sight of a rainbow– and especially a full rainbow (outdone only by a full *double* rainbow)– has let loose, from every sentient being
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Via Powerline’s “Week in Pictures.” See also, this on Religious Liberty and why Mississippi’s HB1523 is “a bridge too far.”
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House passes bill to name Pascagoula beach ‘Buffett Beach‘ JACKSON, Mississippi — Mississippi legislators are working to name a Gulf Coast beach for the native son who wrote and sang “Margaritaville.” Representatives voted 119-1 on Monday to pass House Bill 886, which would designate a sandy stretch in Pascagoula as Buffett Beach. Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett was
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I received a THIRD– 3rd– polling call today just moments ago, at 8:19pm. I understand that in a state with a population of fewer than 3M people our phone number is bound to come up more frequently in a “random” survey of voters than in, say, Ohio. But Dude. Three calls in one day? I didn’t
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Who are these people to impose their values and their brand of “morality” on others? G.T. Lenard, New Jersey State Winner, in American Voices: Prize-winning essays on Freedom of Speech, Censorship & Advertising Bans (1987). What a great question, isn’t it? Who are these people? One is a certain U.S. District Court Judge named Carlton Reeves
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Good People of the Earth: I have things to do. I cannot become engaged in this flag thing that’s hit Mississippi. It’s hot and there are a few things that I urgently need to tend to so I cannot possibly spend the next day researching the origin of the flag(s) … or burning of …
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This was one. After the morning hoopla of going to the pasture and surfing the world wide web, I finished up a book organization project and sort of refreshed my memory of a small collection of paperback texts I’d picked up at Rhodes a few years ago– from the Political Science floor. Just sitting on the
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Temperatures will manage to climb to 66 degrees this afternoon even without any sunlight. If that doesn’t strike you as odd, you read what you thought the weather girl on WTVA said, not what she actually said. I knew the end times were upon us but I didn’t think it had gotten that bad quite
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Mississippi is a decently sized state, space-wise, but not many folks live here. In terms of both area and population density Mississippi ranks 32nd. Only two cities in the state have greater than 50,000 residents (Jackson, 143,000; Gulfport, 68,000) and only 19 have more than 20,000. Folks are spread out. A consequence of this is
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