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255. Protecting the Public
The California state assembly recently approved the so-called
Hilton bill, which bars dogs from occupying the
’s seat in a moving vehicle. The bill passed
Democrats wanted to make an example of Miss
. They think she is a “little rich girl”
always gets her way; plus, her daddy is
big contributor to the Republican party. “The judge
have put her in jail for four months,”
one Democrat when Paris got only a four-day
sentence for driving while intoxicated.
Driving around town
her little dog Lovey hanging out the driver’s
, Paris is a familiar sight throughout Los Angeles.
of her and Lovey are common in newspapers
magazines.
“That dog is a deadly menace to
on the streets and the sidewalks,” said assembly
Fabian Nunez. “We wrote this bill to protect
public. There's no telling when the dog might
her to drive into a crowd of pedestrians.
Paris wants to be with her dog, let
chauffeur do the driving. The state assembly is
for protecting people, and we take that responsibility
.”
The assembly bill passed by a vote of
to 11. The state senate is expected to
the bill, and Governor Schwarzenegger has promised to
it. “I love dogs,” he said, “but when
comes to protecting the people of California, dogs
have to take a back seat.”
The eleven
members who objected to the bill were all
. “While Californians,” said Republican Tom Ridge, “are being
daily by murderers, rapists, and muggers, who do
Democrats protect citizens from—a spoiled little girl and
dog!”
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