Spitting is still banned, but swearing is now allowed in Virginia

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The Virginia legislature formally repealed a 1792 law banning profane swearing. A law that probably has not been enforced in over 100 years is a good candidate for repeal. What is interesting though is the prohibition it left standing. Public spitting is still illegal. So how does a deliberative body…
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