Friday, January 14, 2011

Is this it?

I went to Wal-Mart this morning, and I got to the register and there she was....Janet Napolitano was staring at me and I must say it was quite creepy. No Janet herself is not creepy, it is the thought that our government is now asking us to play secret agent and spy on other people while we shop! Why is this creepy? See, little by little the government is asking it's citizens to spy on and rat out other citizens, under the guise of Homeland security, and she even says hometown security. It says if you see something suspicious in the store, or in the parking lot say something..... Well I think most people do not need the go ahead from the government to report suspicious activity, but what is suspicious? If I see a woman cramming stuff into her pocket book, is that suspicious? What if we jump to conclusions, and right before I come around the corner she spilled her purse and is simply putting her stuff back into her purse? That is her business not mine! How much of an ass would I feel like if I reported suspicious activity, only to find out I was wrong, and my assumption led to the embarrassment of another person, that was simply minding their own? Wal mart and all other stores have very sensitive, and elaborate security systems in their stores, and can catch a thief while using their own people, and systems...they do not need you or me playing Columbo while we purchase things that have built in rfid chips already!

Walmart has not been hit by a terrorist yet, and the mentality that everyone is a suspect for some crime is getting a little bit Orwellian.
The events of last weekend in Tuscon are tragic no doubt, but the pep rally for President Obama the other night left me with a very bad taste, and feeling. The deranged shooter is the only reason this happened. There are security cameras everywhere, and I have a feeling that we will soon see videos like this homeland security one in our grocery stores, sporting events, malls etc... Are you being watched while you shop? See most people may think that this one thing is not a big deal, they will say well if it keeps us safe, then it is worth it. Let's list a few things that some people are ok with, and you will get my point.

-FCC board privately votes to regulate the internet, no congressional approval needed. This is to make it fair for you!
-President Obama's admin is working on a plan for internet id cards to make sure we are using the internet in a responsible manner.
-The US government has approved a bill that the federal government now tells private farms how and what they can do, and this legislation, and regulation will cost more money, and lead to failures in the farming community, meaning higher prices for us.
-The shooting in AZ is leading to heated debates regarding the 1st & 2nd amendments.
-Instant warrant drunk driving checkpoints are leading to heated debate regarding the 4th amendment.
-Google works with the NSA
-The Patriot act has been extended.
-Full naked body scanners are in many airports, and some bus stations.
-A MMA fighter last week was visited by the secret service, because after his fight he made a comment about how he would like to fight the President, because he needs a slap in the head to wake him up!

The list goes on and on. All it takes is one disaster at a time, to implement these things on a federal level.
To those of you that know The Constitution, all of the states rights are being attacked through the passage of funds to the states from the federal government. The states are being bought off and they might not even know it. There are currently 800,000 federally funded high level officers on the United States payroll... Do you know them? like I said before the events of last weekend are tragic, but it should not be a platform for the government to push through more measures of control on the population.

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