The Washington Times
by Stephen Dinan
June 11, 2013

The Senate is moving to make metal theft a federal crime, with the Judiciary Committee poised to take action later this week on a bill that would impose a 10-year prison sentence on anyone caught stealing metal from telephone or cell towers, highway equipment or other critical infrastructure. Copper theft is a particular problem, with the average annual price on global markets quadrupling over the past decade.

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013.../#ixzz2W0IMAljv

Maybe Gov. Perry is right - if they only met for a few months every other year like the Texas legislature does, they would do a better job. How the heck is copper theft a federal issue?

A bureaucrat is someone who creates problems to justify his existence. If they only were in office half or a qurter of the time they wouldn't be able to create as many "problems".

This has gotten out of hand so badly!!!

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #3

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A bureaucrat is someone who creates problems to justify his existence. If they only were in office half or a qurter of the time they wouldn't be able to create as many "problems".

This has gotten out of hand so badly!!!

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