Fun with government

Well, I managed to resolve my issues with Arlington County. I had to research Virginia's vehicle laws in order to find my answer, and once I cited the appropriate section of Virginia's vehicle code, Arlington County was satisfied. It is amazing how much easier the Internet has made researching legal issues. Twenty years ago it would have taken me hours, if not days, sitting in a library trying to find an answer like that. (Of course, twenty years ago I would have been in high school, and wouldn't have had to deal with anything like this.) Now it only takes an hour or two entering search terms into online government portals, sitting in the comfort of home.

As much as it was difficult dealing with Arlington County, it could have been much worse. There was a news story yesterday about how a one year old baby was issued a subpoena to appear in court. The court ended up dismissing the subpoena, but it takes quite a bit of human error to issue a subpoena to a baby. Of course, this happened in Virginia...