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By Kent Willis Special to the Rappahannock News
The Virginia Senate has quietly and sheepishly killed a bill that had become an international joke in recent days. The bill, which passed the House of Delegates on a 60-34 vote, imposed a $50.00 fine on anyone' who “intentionally wears and displays his below-waist undergarments intended to cover a person’s intimate parts in a lewd or indecent manner.”
After calling a rare special meeting of the Courts of Justice Committee solely for the purpose of addressing this bill, senators admitted today that they had been embarrassed by the public’s reaction and quickly voted to can the controversial measure. The vote of the committee was unanimous.
“In a free society, there are simply some things too personal for government to regulate,” said ACLU of Virginia executive director Kent Willis, “and one of them is the style of our clothing.”
In recent days, the ACLU of Virginia had received calls from media around the world — from the BBC, to the Los Angeles Times, to the Toronto Post — asking about the bill.
“Mostly people are ridiculing the bill, getting a good laugh at the expense of the Virginia legislature,” added Willis. “But had it become law, the consequences could have been serious, as it would have expanded the role of the
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