Replace 'North Korea' with 'California' and this legislation 'would still sound believable'

Doug P. | 12:33 PM on September 08, 2022

Recently President Biden signed a bill called the “Inflation Reduction Act,” and it must reduce inflation, right? It says so right there in the title! At least that was the argument that Karine Jean-Pierre made in defense of the IRA:

JEAN-PIERRE:

"We like to call it the Inflation Reduction Act. I mean, that's the name of the bill. Because it does fight inflation." pic.twitter.com/kxoxOST2GL

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 29, 2022

See? It’s that simple! That said, it sounds like the North Korean legislature is taking a similar approach when it comes to creating a “beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland”:

North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament convened this week to pass legislation aimed at turning the country into a 'beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland,' state media reported https://t.co/j33I77s4XO pic.twitter.com/NtY9Oknrfe

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 8, 2022

Many Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, might get jealous of that legislation. As a matter of fact, the California legislature could come up with the exact same thing and it wouldn’t seem out of place:

North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament convened this week to pass legislation aimed at turning the country into a “beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland,” state media reported on Thursday.

The North Korean Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) met for its first session on Wednesday, and adopted laws on landscaping and rural development, state news agency KCNA reported.

The two laws will help advance the ruling party’s efforts to bring about “a radical turn in the rural community and its policy on landscaping to achieve a rapid development of the Korean-style socialist rural community and spruce up the country into a beautiful and civilized socialist fairyland,” KCNA said, citing a deputy’s speech to the gathering.

“North Korean legislature or U.S. Democrats — YOU make the call!”