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According to the bio info that I could find, Garber is a high school graduate, spent 20 years in the Navy, and a retired construction worker. So no higher education to speak of aside form whatever training the Navy gave him. Here's a list of the legislation he's sponsored in Kansas in the eight years he's been in the House from his Kansas legislature web page. And if you look at the bill numbers on the last six bills, they were probably all submitted in the same session, if not on the same day.

Sponsored Bills
HB2274 - Requiring notification to patients that the effects of a medication abortion may be reversible.
HB2288 - Creating the Kansas student and educator freedom of religious speech act.
HB2318 - Constitutional restrictions on taxpayer funding for abortions.
HB2319 - Enacting the human trafficking and child exploitation prevention act.
HB2320 - Enacting the marriage and constitution restoration act.
HB2321 - Creating the optional elevated marriage act.
HB2322 - Creating a cause of action for censorship or suppression of social media speech.
HB2323 - Imposing an excise tax on admission to adult-oriented businesses.

Funny thing is he's also co-sponsored legislation banning censorship lol, this guy is a retard.

http://kslegislature.org/li/b2...

To that end, a number of municipalities have instituted "dead on red" statues whereby motorcyclists and bicyclists are allowed to proceed through red lights when cross-traffic allows (but only after stopping and waiting a few minutes to see if the light changes on its own).

That depends on what state he lives in. Several states (e.g., Kansas, among others) have laws which state that work done on your own time with your own resources is yours, and any contract clauses which state otherwise are null and void.

As always, OP should consult a lawyer, as even if such a law exists in his state, there may be finer details which could still prevent him from developing his plug-ins.

They pretty much requires a commercial policy.

http://www.kslegislature.org/l...

"Insurers writing automobile insurance in the state are allowed to exclude any and all coverage under the driver’s or vehicle owner’s insurance policy for any loss or injury occurring while the driver is logged on to a TNC’s digital network or providing a prearranged ride."

So basically, it's requiring that Uber carry the insurance on their drivers, rather than the drivers self-insuring, and gives insurance companies an "out" if they want to exclude insurance while the driver has the app running (i.e. is "on call") and while the driver is actually driving.

What insurance company is going to pass up being paid double for what would otherwise be a single policy?

A quick web search shows that similarly worded legislation is being considered in Arkansas, Kansas, Utah, South Carolia, and New York.

While I didn't do an item-by-item comparison, a quick glance suggests that most or all these were crafted by a common hand. Anyone want to guess who that might be?

Yup, the government should step in when private industry is either unwilling or unable to provide essential services at a reasonable cost, the keywords being essential and reasonable.

The reverse sadly is true today. Local governments, likely under the influence of paid lobbyists working for existing corporate/telco interests, are actively writing laws to block the spread of broadband. Read for yourself the story of how the Kansas Legislature is trying to stop Google Fiber from expanding in Kansas.

Best part is: the Senate bill states that the goal is to

"encourage the development and widespread use of technological advances in providing video, telecommunications and broadband services at competitive rates; and ensure that video, telecommunications and broadband services are each provided within a consistent, comprehensive and nondiscriminatory federal, state and local government framework."

Let's not all panic yet. The sky hasn't fallen and the bill hasn't even has its first hearing in committee, no less a vote in the full body. http://kslegislature.org/li/b2...

The cost of carrying out the sentence is about twice less in case of death penalty.

The same studies that look at these costs (http://www.ccfaj.org/rr-dp-official.html http://www.kslegislature.org/postaudit/audits_perform/04pa03a.pdf etc) give the reason why it is "more expensive" - the trial+appeal costs come out as far larger than the actual sentencing ($1m vs. $350t in one study).

The specially added due process criteria increase the appeals length and the court costs. And death sentence costs there include not only the final sentence, but keeping people for 10+ years average in deathrow, that's why the cost is even comparable, otherwise it would be completely insignificant compared to the court costs.

The ACLU doesn't atually "shun" the 2nd Amendment. The ACLU takes a neutral stance on the 2nd Amendment and has argued 2nd Amendment cases many times. The ACLU spends the majority of its time protecting my "other" rights. I'm alright with that. I look towards the National Rifle Association and the Kansas Sportsmen's Alliance to protect my 2nd Amendment interests. In fact I was doing exactly this on this very day. Today the Kansas House of Representatives had a proponent's hearing on HB 2798. Kansas is one of 6 states (5 once Missouri's Supreme Court upholds their new CCW law) that does not issue licenses for the concealed carrying of weapons. 6 of 50. You can track the progress of the bill on the Kansas Legislature's website. I spent last night and this morning expressing my support for this proposed bill to my district's house representative and state senator. In short I'm only confused on days that end in "y" but not about the ACLU and the protection of my rights. :-)

The ACLU doesn't atually "shun" the 2nd Amendment. The ACLU takes a neutral stance on the 2nd Amendment and has argued 2nd Amendment cases many times. The ACLU spends the majority of its time protecting my "other" rights. I'm alright with that. I look towards the National Rifle Association and the Kansas Sportsmen's Alliance to protect my 2nd Amendment interests. In fact I was doing exactly this on this very day. Today the Kansas House of Representatives had a proponent's hearing on HB 2798. Kansas is one of 6 states (5 once Missouri's Supreme Court upholds their new CCW law) that does not issue licenses for the concealed carrying of weapons. 6 of 50. You can track the progress of the bill on the Kansas Legislature's website. I spent last night and this morning expressing my support for this proposed bill to my district's house representative and state senator. In short I'm only confused on days that end in "y" but not about the ACLU and the protection of my rights. :-)

This all depends on whether there are both state and federal laws against what they are trying you for. For example, the copyright laws used in the US during IP trials are federal laws. However, I know that my state, KS, has very little in the way of copyright law (Chapter 57). I would imagine many states are similar.

Civil suits are an entirely different matter, though. Chances are, the guy would be in worse shape if he lived in the US - the recording industry would sue him to death. Battling one suit after another, this guy would probably be on welfare for the rest of his life. I hope he fares better in Norway.