A man walked into City Hall carrying his cat.
Man: \u201cHi. I would like a dog license for my pet.\u201d
Clerk: \u201cThat’s a cat. I can’t give you a dog license for your cat. I can give you a cat license. That will give her all the same privileges as a dog.\u201d
Man: \u201cShe already has a cat license. That’s not good enough. People think of her as just a cat. Dogs are thought of more highly. Man’s best friend, you know. I want to get her a dog license and call her a dog. Then people will think of her as a dog.\u201d
Clerk: \u201cI don’t think so. Anyway, I cannot give you a dog license for your cat.\u201d
Man: \u201cLook, it’s not fair that only dogs can get dog licenses. Let’s just call everything with fur and four legs a dog. Now give me a dog license.\u201d
Clerk: \u201cThat’s a novel idea. I imagine that would include bears and mice too. Anyway, I still cannot give you a dog license for your cat. The law won’t let me.\u201d
Man: \u201cAll right. I’ll go to the Legislature and get them to change the law to call everything with fur and four legs a dog. Then I can get a dog license for my cat, and people will start thinking of her as a dog. I’ll tell the legislators that it’s a civil rights issue. Then they’ll give me whatever I want.\u201d
Clerk: \u201cYou are probably right. But she still looks like a cat to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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(The Record, Maine Family Policy Council)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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