CALIFORNIA 2014 LAWS AFFECT TRANSGENDERS, SMOKERS, DRUNK DRIVERS

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CALIFORNIA 2014 LAWS AFFECT TRANSGENDERS, SMOKERS, DRUNK DRIVERS

by ROBERT WILDE 31 Dec 2013

As 2014 is just a day away, new laws have been crafted for Californians to adhere to. Here are just a few blessed laws and regulations that will come into effect in 2014:

Transgender Rights: We will all sleep a little better at night knowing that students in grades K-12 who identify as transgender will be able to use the school bathrooms of their choosing as long as it is “consistent with their gender identity,” even if it is different than their gender at birth. Students will also be able to select whether they want to be on the boys team or the girls team based on their “gender identity.”

On Campus Smoking: Men wearing dresses to class with earrings in their noses is no problem, but don’t get caught inhaling a Camel walking to your next exam. All 10 University of California campuses will be smoke-free starting Jan. 1, 2014. The ban includes all tobacco products. Sorry, e-cigarettes count; they are also banned.

More Room for Bicyclists: This one doesn’t become law until Sept. 16, 2014. Driving a car and passing too close to a bicyclist could result in a fine for the driver, whether there was a crash or not. Drivers must be at least three feet from the cyclist while passing.

Minimum Wage: Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by state California is ranked 46th in the nation in unemployment rates, weighing in at 8.5%. This has not deterred the state from increasing the minimum wage by one dollar to $9.00/hr, which will kick in on July 1, 2014. Critics argue that raising the minimum wage often prompts employers to reduce staff to keep up with labor overhead.

Search Warrants: This might be renamed the vampire law: A driver suspected of DUI who refuses to submit to or fails to complete a blood test can be served a search warrant to draw blood in a “reasonable, medically approved manner.” This law went into effect Sept. 20.

[phkrause]

Yea, CA is pretty much the first with everything.

[Gerr]

California is getting weirder and weirder. It's not the left coast for nothing!

[phkrause]

California is getting weirder and weirder. It's not the left coast for nothing!

good one Gerry, but is the right coast any better??

[Johann]

Last time I visited North Carolina must be around 1977. At that time a lot of General Conference and other church officers had retired to a haven in the southern part of that state. I still have some friends who live there. Do they ensure it is a good place for Adventists to live?

[Narcah]

Transgender: all the boys are going to be girls long enough to visit the locker rooms. Expect major sexual harassment lawsuits from girls parents...

Smoking: good

Bicycles: then make them pull off the road if 3 cars are behind them just like state law requires. So many bicyclists go 7 mph up hills with no passing... And 3 feet? I can still smoke them out and give them asthma if they don't get out of the way in my big stinky diesel.

Minimum wage: still not enough, still shouldn't be a minimum wage.

Blood: the government can take your blood, probe you, arrest you, harass you, confiscate your belongings, terrify your children and break your door down anytime they want. 4th amendment is meaningless.

I live in Ca and know with what knowledge I speak. :)

[Kountzer]

Regarding transgenders in California being able to go to the gendered bathroom of their preference, and being able to select playing sports on the boys or girls team, well. I work in a public dmv office. All sorts of people come through there. Some of the most memorable are transgenders. I've seen some really big guys come in dressed as women. I'm talking about men who are 6'6", or so, and weigh at least 250lbs. I can't see someone like that sharing a women's bathroom, with real women. That's confusion. How about someone that size playing co ed volleyball, or softball? It hurts my head to think about it.