GOP legislators protecting the right to wear fur and display game

[Minnesota Raindog]

I'm not making this up:

A bill proposed by some mentally challenged Republicans proposes to dedicate a portion of the sales tax on hunting and fishing equipment to, among other things, guaranteeing the right to wear fur and display game. MNPublius has the scoop:

http://mnpublius.com/2008/02/tony-the-tiger-cornish-shows-softer-side/

Here is most of the bill's text:


A bill for an act
1.2relating to game and fish; establishing hunters', anglers', and trappers' bill of
1.3rights; proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution, articles I, XI,
1.4and XIII to dedicate a portion of the sales tax on hunting and fishing supplies
1.5and equipment to game and fish purposes, protect the right to arms, and the
1.6right to wear fur and display game; establishing the heritage enhancement
1.7fund and council; establishing the forest legacy account and council; requiring
1.8the commissioner of natural resources to ensure hunting and fishing access;
1.9establishing a conservation partner grant program; making the trout and salmon
1.10stamp optional; creating a fish stocking donation option for fishing license
1.11applicants; providing for automatic voter registration of applicants for game and
1.12fish licenses; appropriating money...

Is there something in the water of the GOP Caucus over there? Is this what we pay these clowns to do? And they're the ones who accuse Democrats of wasting the taxpayers' money, Here are the authors of this travesty:

HOUSE
Hackbarth; Cornish; Brod; Westrom; Emmer; Erickson; Eastlund; McNamara; Zellers; Simpson; Hamilton; Berns; Shimanski; Wardlow; Nornes; Anderson, B.

SENATE
Pariseau; Hann; Ingebrigtsen; Gimse