Thanks for sharing this Travis, I watched the Stossel video the other night on FOX; and it got my blood boiling! I encourage everyone to watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nBiJB8YuDBQ On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > Won't be too long til we will all have to have one of these. > > > > > > > *http://tinyurl.com/7bu3dx2* > > * * > > *19 Signs America Has Become A Crazy Control Freak Nation Where Almost > Everything Is Illegal > <http://www.rightsidenews.info/2012022915720/us/homeland-security/19-signs-america-has-become-a-crazy-control-freak-nation-where-almost-everything-is-illegal.html> > * > > Tuesday, 28 February 2012 20:59 *American Dream ***** > > ** ** > > Do you think that you are free? Most Americans would still probably answer > "yes" to that question, but is that really the case? In the film Edge of > Darkness, Mel Gibson stated that "everything is illegal in Massachusetts". > Well, the same could pretty much be said for the United States as a whole. > Our lives are governed by millions of laws, rules and regulations and more > are being piled on all the time. In fact, 40,000 new > laws<http://www.rightsidenews.info/2012022915720/us/homeland-security/19-signs-america-has-become-a-crazy-control-freak-nation-where-almost-everything-is-illegal.html#.T01odvVXk3w>just > went into effect in January. Every single new law restricts your > freedom just a little bit more. (see video below, *unbelievable*)**** > > [image: Description: The-United-States-Of-America-2012]**** > > The truth is that America has become a crazy control freak nation where > virtually everything that we do is highly regulated. You have probably > broken multiple laws today that you don't even know exist. We have all > become criminals and lawbreakers because almost everything is illegal at > this point. Our politicians are convinced that they are "making life > better" by piling gigantic mountains of laws on to our backs, and law > enforcement authorities are convinced that they are helping society by > "cracking down on crime", but the reality is that our liberties and our > freedoms are being strangled by all of this government oppression. This is > not the way that America is supposed to work.**** > > Yes, every society needs laws. But the laws should be short enough and > simple enough that everybody can read them and understand them.**** > > In America today, there is no possible way that any of us could ever read > all of the laws that apply to us. Most of us just live our daily lives and > try to do the "right" thing. But there is no guarantee that men with guns > will not show up at your door one evening because of some obscure > regulation that you have broken.**** > > The following are 19 signs that America has become a crazy control freak > nation where almost everything is illegal....**** > > *#1* One California town is actually considering making it illegal to > smoke in your own > backyard<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2106269/Rocklin-California-town-ban-smoking-ANYWHERE-outside-backyard.html> > .**** > > *#2* In Louisiana, a church was recently ordered to stop giving out > water<http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/church-ordered-to-stop-giving-away-free-water.html>because > it did not have a permit to do so. > **** > > *#3* In the United States it is illegal to operate a train that does not > have an "F" painted on the front <http://www.economist.com/node/21547789>. > Apparently without that "F" we all might not know where the front of the > train is.**** > > *#4* In many U.S. states is it now illegal to collect > rain<http://www.naturalnews.com/029286_rainwater_collection_water.html>that > falls from the sky on to your own property. > **** > > *#5* In America today it is illegal to milk your cow and sell the milk to > your > neighbor<http://www.prisonplanet.com/feds-sting-amish-farmer-selling-raw-milk.html>. > If you do this, there is a good chance that federal agents will raid your > home at the crack of dawn.**** > > *#6* In Washington D.C. it is > illegal<http://www.rightsidenews.info/2012022915720/us/homeland-security/19-signs-america-has-become-a-crazy-control-freak-nation-where-almost-everything-is-illegal.html#ixzz1gSaP6zTy>not > to recycle cat litter. > **** > > *#7* It is illegal to give a tour of the monuments in Washington D.C. without > a license <http://www.ij.org/economicliberty/3493>.**** > > *#8* In the United States it is illegal to sell natural cures for > cancer<http://www.naturalnews.com/033573_FDA_abduction.html>- even if they > work. > **** > > *#9* In the state of Massachusetts it is illegal to deface a milk > carton<http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/24/the-top-five-most-ridiculous-regulations-in-massachusetts/> > .**** > > *#10* In the state of Alabama, bear > wrestling<http://www.dumblaws.com/law/1557>is completely illegal. > **** > > *#11* In Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal to give alcoholic beverages to a > moose <http://www.bored.com/crazylaws/>.**** > > *#12* In Lake Elmo, Minnesota it is illegal to sell pumpkins or Christmas > trees that are grown outside city > limits<http://www.ij.org/economicliberty/3349> > .**** > > *#13* There is a federal law that makes it illegal to be > "annoying<http://news.cnet.com/2010-1028-6022491.html>" > on the Internet.**** > > *#14* If you register with a false name on MySpace or Facebook you could > potentially "spend five years in federal > prison<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376202,00.html> > ".**** > > *#15* In Hazelwood, Missouri it is illegal for little girls to sell girl > scout > cookies<http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/young-girls-banned-from-selling-girl-scout-cookies-on-their-own-front-lawn>in > the front yards of their own homes. > **** > > *#16* All over the United States lemonade > stands<http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/police-shut-down-lemonade-stands-and-cookies-stands-run-by-kids-all-over-america-is-there-anything-we-are-still-free-to-do-without-government-permission>run > by children are being shut down because they do not have the proper > permits.**** > > *#17* In Florida, it is illegal to bring a plastic butter > knife<http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/19-crazy-things-that-school-children-are-being-arrested-for-in-america>to > school. > **** > > *#18* In San Juan Capistrano, California it is illegal to hold a home > Bible study without a "conditional use > permit<http://www.wnd.com/2011/09/345073/> > ".**** > > *#19* In the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania it is illegal to make > even a single dollar from a blog unless you buy a $300 business > license<http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/24/technology/philadelphia_blogger_tax/index.htm> > .**** > > Sadly, this list of crazy laws and ridiculous regulations could be > thousands long.**** > > We are a nation run by a bunch of control freaks that do not care about > our liberties and our freedoms.**** > > Every once in a while, John Stossel does some really great reporting. An > example of this is posted below. In this 40 minute > video<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nBiJB8YuDBQ>, > Stossel goes into great detail about how almost everything is illegal in > America today. In particular, the first 20 minutes are absolutely > excellent. If you have not seen this yet, I highly encourage you to check > it out....**** > > So why do we have so many laws and regulations?**** > > Well, those that run things actually believe that we cannot be trusted > with liberty and freedom.**** > > They honestly are convinced that society will be better if they regulate > our lives as much as possible.**** > > This kind of "Big > Brother<http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/category/big-brother>" > thinking is very dangerous. A lot of other horrible totalitarian societies > started out with "good intentions" as well.**** > > Yes, having millions of laws, rules and regulations does make society more > "predictable" but it also makes it more like a giant > prison<http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/30-signs-that-the-united-states-of-america-is-being-turned-into-a-giant-prison> > .**** > > This is not what our founding fathers intended, and this is not what > America is supposed to be about.**** > > Do any of you have any crazy laws or ridiculous regulations to add to this > list? If so, please feel free to post them below....**** > > SOURCE: American > Dream<http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/19-signs-that-america-has-become-a-crazy-control-freak-nation-where-almost-everything-is-illegal> > **** > > ** ** > > > > > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
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