The question is, would he have done this even if not running for president?

The answer is obviously yes, based on past behavior. Rand Paul has been one of the few people willing to go on record voting against things he does not agree with, instead of not voting at all.

So while of course some element of it is PR, that is not the core reason as to why he did this.

researchers say that's up for interpretation

What good is a law if it cannot let the government arrest Sandor silence anyone arbitrarily based on the prevailing political winds?

The one on the right looks practical for a parent with two kids. The one on the left looks expensive.

What, you buy cars purely on aesthetics?

Ok, no. I just realised my own misinterpretation.

Damnit.

Apologies, I blame someone else.

No.

If you walk one mile south then you walk one mile south, not half a mile south then half a mile north.

Had the wording been, "You start walking south and continue for one mile" then I would agree with you, but it does not.

Don't post cascades to rec.humor

This is slashdot, we can do (2^n)-1 in our heads.

If you're a mile north of the South Pole, the '1 mile west' description ceases to be possible.
If you're less than a mile north of the South Pole, the 'walk 1 mile south' description ceases to be possible.

For the scenario in the riddle, you're sure as shit nowhere near the fucking South Pole.

Yes that put a stop to prostitution all right. Er wait, what? What do you mean there's still prostitution?

It's one thing to try to come up with solutions. It's another to come up with solutions that actually work.

Kind of like - the federal reserve?

Agree 100% with your post. But it will never happen. No one wants to be the prosecutor/judge who put 10,000 people out of work. So we get slaps on the wrist and miniscule fines, and corporations just go on doing what they feel like doing with lipservice to laws that would easily have any one of us in jail serving consecutive sentences.

From TFA: "The 90 minute feature will focus on the real life conflict between Rockstar President Sam Houser and the US lawyer ... Jack Thompson." Surely they mean the disbarred lawyer. He can't practice no mo'. While I agree he still has his JD even if he isn't allowed to use it at all, lawyer usually refers to someone who can actually practice law. It's not a title like say "doctor" is. While plenty of people go around calling themselves Dr. so and so, I don't remember anyone introducing himself as Laywer so and so. It's usually So and so, esquire...

Which, if you think about it, works in Big Brother's favor. Again.