January 13, 2012 - 7:11 pm
Virginia’s Attorney General is concerned about the rats at the Occupy D.C. venues, because a law drafted I’m sorry to say by my very own councilwoman protects rats and mice and may require professional exterminators to gather together families of them and transport them elsewhere, Virginia being the most likely drop off point. CNS reports on this development.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says he is worried that a new District of Columbia law that governs how pest control operators must handle rats may result in entire rodent “families” being relocated across the Potomac River into Virginia by D.C. pest control personnel.
Well,I’ve heard everything now. A “rat protection” law? Does this include every single rat in DC? I could see where the Virginia AG could become even more litigious if it does.
Agree. Notice how easily it becomes the “Democ-rat protection” law. After all, we do call them Congresscritters.
Obviously this law is to protect the real rats of D.C… they can usually be found in government offices wearing suits or dresses.
The one I had in mind in my comment, above, is normally seen wearing a suit and not a dress, although his wife often wears dresses and very expensive jewelry. Rats, indeed –although, as hideous and heinous as they are, our comments do strike me as unfair to rats. After all, they weren’t elected to high office, have not consorted with co-Rat Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn, and other than living in the neighborhood, were never seen listening intently to the “sermons” of “Reverend” Wright. Indeed the actual rats in D.C.are only doing what comes naturally to them: living high on the hog.
I might start with that rat in the suit with the wife with the fancy taste, but to me every single unelected bureaucrat in DC that thinks that he/she/it knows how to run my life better than I do also fits in the “rat” category, as well as the elected rats that think the same.
A rat protection law? Huh?
It is early, my eyes are still a bit blurry. Maybe I read that wrong.
I believe that the various branches and government agencies have been accomodating vermin for some time. I’m sure that they can handle a few more. Being a resident on the other side of the Potomac I do not cross into their territory and expect them to respond in kind.
A rat protection law? I wouldn’t expect anything less in DC. Professional courtesy, you know.
At least they’ll eat well considering that VA receives boxcar upon boxcar of NYC’s garbage every day after they closed their own landfills.
We welcome our new rat overlords!
No Rat Left Behind! Next: Rat amnesty, rat food stamps, section 8 rat nesting subsidies, rat suffrage, affirmative rat-action…
I. Am. Not. Joking.
Look on the bright side, at least they are keeping the occupiers, who, of the two, would be the worse vermin.
Relocate the rats to Eastern Pennsylvania. No-kill shelters are all the rage so they could use a bit of DC stimulus rats to ease the bellies of the cats.
Okay, so now will Virginia pass a law making it a felony to release live pests in their state? D.C. Animal Control Officers cross over into Virginia, wind up in jail and the rats go to help feed the cats in the animal shelters. Plus there would be the extra money coming into Va. in the form of bail and fines being charged to D.C. for starting this in the first place. This could get interesting really fast.
Nah, Virginia is a “right to carry” state. Just pass a law declaring that Virginia citizens have a right to defend their homes against those who would cause a rat infestation.
The first instance of a rodent-born disease in Northern Virginia should be followed by a lawsuit against this politician and his/her family (in order to prevent the reorganization of assets to avoid penalties and discovery). Sue them for every penny they have for encouraging germ warfare.
Rat Protection Law? We have those…Aren’t they the rules that govern impeachment?
Time to kill two birds with one stone — adopt a rat terrier and get rid of rats.
Unfortunately, doesn’t work against the two-legged kind.
send in dale gribble
Who says they have to make it all the way across the Potomac?
(Clearly this politician is legislating solely out of self-interest, and should be required to submit proof of species before the next election.)
Will someone please tell us the name of the councilwoman that drafted this law?
Mary Cheh
“Democrats” are COMMUNISTS, and crazy as well…