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News outlets are reporting that Vice President Dick Cheney had failed to acquire the necessary permits and wildlife stamps as required by the Texas state hunting regulations.
Seemingly not that big a deal, right?
I mean it's just a matter of a submitting the proper paperwork with a check to cover the licensing fees, right? I mean, just because someone got shot, it's not like the person pulling the trigger will be subject to arrest and prosecution over something as trivial as a little bit of missing paperwork, right?
In Texas...maybe.
If you're the Vice President...you can bank on it.
But, what if you're a member of the proletariat trying to protect your family from harm within the People's Progressive Republic of Meninostan? Well, I wouldn't exactly recommend holding your breath waiting for that same level of discretion and courtesy to be applied to your sorry ass.
Just ask our old friend Sean E. Roisten of Brighton.
Remember, some animals are more equal than others.
News outlets are reporting that Vice President Dick Cheney had failed to acquire the necessary permits and wildlife stamps as required by the Texas state hunting regulations.
Vice President Dick Cheney apparently broke a couple of basic hunting rules when he blasted pal Harry Whittington with birdshot Saturday - he shot wild, hunting experts said, and he didn't have a valid permit, either.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said yesterday Cheney and Whittington will be given warning citations for violating game law by not having an upland game bird stamp, a requirement that went into effect in September. Cheney had the required $125 nonresident hunting license, the vice president's office said last night, and he has sent a $7 check to cover the cost of the stamp.
Seemingly not that big a deal, right?
I mean it's just a matter of a submitting the proper paperwork with a check to cover the licensing fees, right? I mean, just because someone got shot, it's not like the person pulling the trigger will be subject to arrest and prosecution over something as trivial as a little bit of missing paperwork, right?
In Texas...maybe.
If you're the Vice President...you can bank on it.
But, what if you're a member of the proletariat trying to protect your family from harm within the People's Progressive Republic of Meninostan? Well, I wouldn't exactly recommend holding your breath waiting for that same level of discretion and courtesy to be applied to your sorry ass.
Just ask our old friend Sean E. Roisten of Brighton.
Remember, some animals are more equal than others.
