[ WP ] At birth , everyone is randomly assigned one law they can break for the rest of their life . You are given ... .. loitering .

`` Hey Stan, how've you been? The wife and kids doing alright?'' 
 
 Christ, it's that Dick from the Green Energy Committee. 
 
 `` Listen, Richard-'' 
 
 `` I told you Stan, call me Dick. All my friends call me Dick - we are friends, right, Stan?'' 
 
 `` Right, right, so Dick, my cocky little friend-'' 
 
 `` You're patronizing me again, are n't you Stan.'' 
 
 `` No shit, anyway, listen, there's an important vote this evening and I ca n't stand around and chat. Well, I ca n't chat, anyway. See you around, John.'' 
 
 `` It's Di-'' He gets cut off as the door shuts behind me. My watch says its already three, which is fine because I do n't have to be at work till four. I get there a half hour early, just in case. 
 
 As I'm taking my seat - an old lay-z-boy I replaced the old stiff wooden one with - my fellow blue-tie Frederick, who was already in his aisle seat next to me the lucky bastard, turned to me with a serious look on his fact. 
 
 `` My son was born yesterday.'' 
 
 Oh. `` So what'd he get? Something simple I hope, would n't want him to get caught up in,'' I wave my hand around. `` All of this.'' 
 
 `` He got loitering too.'' 
 
 `` Ah, so he'll be following in his father's footsteps then?'' 
 
 Fred nodded. `` It's safest. I know a few others tried to join a union to gather at the doors of businesses, extort the owners and whatnot by not letting customers in.'' 
 
 `` Again, do n't they ever learn?'' 
 
 `` Most of them were young, probably do n't remember the last time some loiterers tried it. You'd think they'd check to see if the place has a murderer on payroll before doing something like that.'' 
 
 I drift off for a moment and thank whatever beings above are listening that I was n't stupid enough to try something like that myself. Which brings me an interesting thought. 
 
 `` Tell me Fred, did you ever think we'd be here, when your parents first told you about your law?'' 
 
 `` What, do you mean did I expect to get paid to sit around on my ass all day and do jack-shit? No way, I thought I'd have to get a regular pencil pusher job. I tell you-'' 
 
 `` Hold that thought Fred.'' I tell him, as our mutual boss takes the stand. 
 
 `` Let the record stand that today, January 3rd, 2017, the 115th Congress was convened with quorum. Now, onto the swearing in...''
