Make It More Illegal

Yesterday, North Carolina voters took to the polls to pass an amendment that makes same-sex marriage (and any legal rights for co-habitating heteros) illegal, enshrining discrimination once again in their state constitution (it last happened in 1875 with interracial marriage).  But same-sex marriage was already illegal in the state.  I'm not sure why they felt they really needed to make it more illegal.  Let's take this idiotic idea and extend it to other laws.

Speeding
Going over the speed limit is illegal.  So to make it more illegal, why not pass a law that requires all cars to have a GPS-enabled governor so they can never go above the posted speed limit.  Speed limit says 35... your car can't go above it, thanks to the newly passed law.

Littering
Most littering (with the exception of water and feathers in California) is illegal.  How do we make this more illegal and prevent it from ever happening?  Add an RFID chip to each and every paper, cup, bag and potential item of waste so the next time you go to toss it out of your car while cruising down the highway, it comes right back into the vehicle.

Tax Evasion
If you don't pay your taxes, it's considered illegal on the books.  But until the IRS tracks you down years later, you get to keep the money longer.  Not so if we pass a make it more illegal.  You forget to pay, the government just takes it right out of your checking account.  Pay everything in cash?  The cash dissolves in your wallet and the former paper bill gets electronically deposited to the IRS.

The illogic of these "proposed" laws to make things more illegal is stupid.  Yet, that's what the majority of the voters in North Carolina did yesterday.  Took something that was already illegal and made sure it really was illegal.

Good thing that state has a history of rewriting it's constitution, for someday years from now, this discrimination will be removed and equality will add another chapter in history.