New Year, New Laws

Here’s a video report from ABC News highlighting the numerous (over 40,000) laws that went into effect at the start of this year:

A key quote to remember from the report:

It seems that a lot of these legislators get a real kick out of trying to micromanage the lives of people.

It’s reminiscent of this observation attributed to science-fiction writer Robert Heinlein:

The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

Take a wild guess as to which group most politicians belong to.