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In a related matter, the Colorado legislature has been working on a bill
that would give the home-owner the statutory right to presume his or her
life is threatened by *any* uninvited intruder.  In effect, this law will
open the season on burglers and the other vermin that have heretofor been
protected by what is laughingly referred to as the criminal justice system.
The bill is expected to pass with sufficient votes to overide a veto.

The strongest opposition has come from the trial lawyers (both defense and
prosecution) who see an enormous loss of income and jobs when they can no
longer re-cycle this scum through the justice system every few years.  The
potential loss of profits to the legal industry is perceived to be enormous.

The Division of Wildlife has yet to establish how much bounty will be paid
for each pair of ears.     |-)

- Phil