It’s Government Gone Wild! While you weren’t paying attention, nanny state bureaucrats were getting naughty for their own personal pleasure and satisfaction. You won’t want to miss it … again.
Gallup: Economy, Big Government Top List of Americans’ Concerns
The New American; July 19, 2010
“A mid-July survey from the Gallup polling agency found that the nation’s flagging economy, rising unemployment, and intrusive government top the list of issues on the minds of Americans this summer.”
The Feds’ $95-million Breastfeeding Boondoggle
American Thinker; July 19, 2010
“Breastfeeding requires the assembly of two working parts: a mouth and a nipple. Leave it to government to build layers of bureaucracy to encourage something humans know how to do instinctively.”
British ‘Health Police’ Crack Down on Seemingly Healthy Children (We’re Next, America!)
National Post (Canada); July 19, 2010
“Grace Hill is an active five-year-old who loves to swim, dance and ride her bike, while her mom, Laura, makes sure she eats a balanced diet. Now the elementary school student in Derby, England, has been branded overweight and at risk of a host of illnesses including cancer.”
Staten Island State Senators Against ‘Nanny’ Laws to Ban Youngsters from Tanning Salons, ‘Sexting’
silive.com; July 19, 2010
“Some things are harmful to your health and some things you need your parents’ permission for,” said state Sen. Diane Savino, “but where do we cross the line between having a nanny state and passing laws to protect kids? Are we, as lawmakers, trying to substitute our judgment for the judgment of parents?”
Proposed Calif. Divorce Ban Moves Forward
UPI; July 19, 2010
“A California opponent of the state’s 2008 gay marriage banning Proposition 8 said he is collecting signatures for a divorce-banning measure.”
Ticketed Without Notice
WBBJTV.com (Tenn.); July 19, 2010
“In the city of Selmer a new officer is on duty. He is not a car, not a bike, but literally on the street. In fact, it is not a person at all, it is a speed camera and it is catching drivers by the thousands.”
Australian Sex Party to Launch National Election Campaign
XBIZ Newswire; July 19, 2010
“The three major parties — Labor, Liberal and Greens — have become so bogged down in debating other important issues like tax, immigration and climate change that they have totally ignored important personal issues like censorship, dying, gender, drugs, abortion and sex abuse,” said the Party’s president Fiona Patten.
Big Government is Wobbly
Tenth Amendment Center; July 15, 2010
“Big Government. Collectivism. Central authority. Corporatism, fascism, socialism, etc. Call it what you want, but it’s an overbearing master, operating in the name of we-know-best-and-we’ll-take-care-of-you type of government.”
