Ham Hill Legislature Passes Law Eliminating Laws

At 4:57PM local time yesterday the Hamsterdam Hill Legislature passed a law banning all laws. The bill was signed into law after all 17 voting members agreed that it was "something to do". "I've really had it with being asked the constant questions. 'What laws are you guys passing', 'what is it you guys actually do?, 'why is there no hospital in town?', so we decided, you know what? here you go, a shiny new law, chew on that for a spell." Ham Hill's Speaker of the Chamber, Jeb Jornamagin, 34, remarked in a short presser after the landmark legislation was passed.

Legal scholar Ron DanJohnson, 44, raised the possibility that the law may have canceled itself out by being signed into law. "The explicit language in the bill itself renders it meaningless. The law even states 'This law ends all past, future, and current laws, including this law. Yes, this law that I am writing right now. Not a law.'"

Residents rejoiced at the news. "Finally, we are free from the fascist shackles of tyranny! Those damned bureaucrats always telling me I can't play guitar for money and be naked." Deb Norway, 89, remarked at the new legislation.

The most curious part of the law is that there were no laws on the books in Hamsterdam Hill to begin with. Skeptics think the legislative news was merely put out to distract from the terrifying plague of rats that have beset the town in recent days. Mayor Harrington could not be reached for comment, but was seen releasing large numbers of rats from behind his Mayoral Palace late Saturday Night. He was overheard instructing the rats to "Do your dirty business now, little pets. Rid this town of its amoral residents."