So why not make him comfortable by bringing back what are essentially open-ended government warrants to search and surveil private citizens? This time, of course, the methods are more high tech and less obviously intrusive — citing the suspicion of contraband or fraudulent merchandise, the Brits would typically raid shops and the like in the colonies for whatever reasons they wanted, falling in behind that open-ended search justification — but the ends are the same.
From emails to phone data to medical data to driving habits to license plates to financial data to, soon, controls over your use of air and heat — and this on top of a regulatory state that has created less efficient washers, more dangerous automobiles, taken the cleaning power out of dishwasher detergent, and demands we use low flow toilets that back up sewage lines and low flow shower heads that require us to double or triple our shower time — the federal government and its state stepchildren, reliant on federal allocation of funds, have created a new surveillance state. And they’ve militarized and desensitized police forces, creating government-centric policing apparatuses whose job it is to take the natural right of defense away from the people and grant it to a specialized class of citizen.
All of this sucks. And all if it will either lead to a civil revolt, or else be piecemeal accepted and incrementally tolerated until one day we are no longer us, but instead just another declining western nation subsumed by the propaganda of Marxists and their deconstructive agenda.
We live in dragnet nation. And it is now we who are the “usual subjects.”
Welcome to the counter-revolution — the one meant to beat back the presumptuousness our Founders engaged in while writing the Declaration, stupidly and idealistically denying that every country needs a permanent, professional, and powerful ruling class to help manage and corral the herds.
Look on the bright side – immigration reform will be a non-issue since there will be a mass emigration, although to where I wish I knew.
The Republic of Texas, maybe?
Who needs a king, when the three branches of government conspire to ignore their own limited powers and do what they want, when they want, to whom they want, all with impunity?
Don’t forget about the Snapshot discount for car insurance. From Progressive insurance, coincidentally enough…
No way that info could be used for mischief.
I’m about ready to switch countries with the Mexicans.
Says the guy named Pablo. Just sayin’.
But seriously, I had thought of that. I think that would be a classic case of “irony”.
Hell, they’ve already got a head start.
Anyone make an OBD-II protocol emulator? One that can send a data stream indicating that I only drive my car for the weekly trips to the organic farmer’s market and local community organization meetings?
Massive non-compliance, my friends. I’m already here in hatey hatey flyoverlandia, bitter-clinging.
thank you Edward for the head’s up
fascism is entrenched now who knew
and who knew to what extent Boehnerfag’s Team R had surrendered
Would any self-respecting Islamist warrior attack Mexico City with a nuclear weapon? Hells no, right? And that despite the rampant confessional Catholicism or other Christian sect prevailing in those environs . . . such a deed just wouldn’t be worthy of the use of the sacred-scarce weaponry. So maybe there is a kind of (delusional) safety in poverty nowadays. But how about Houston? The Obazmites of our government seem to have stumbled upon a (delusional) strategic vision aimed at foiling the jihadist: reduce the US to grotesque irrelevance while building China into a better target as the focus of the dar al harb. And bonus to the jihadi warrior’s dignity, insofar as there remains a kind of dignity in the worthiness in a choice of opponent, the strong as against the weak: the Qin might actually fight back!
-and who knew to what extent Boehnerfag’s Team R had surrendered –
link
You know, King George III looks like an editor at Reason compared to the ruling class overlords we have now.
reducing DC to grotesque irrelevance/radioactive rubble sounds like a winner to me
fascism is a bridge too far
Let’s not consider whether there is anything remotely resembling fascism in the contemporary dar al islam before we go parachuting into Arnhem.
we should exercise caution but no matter what team islamic terrorism does we’re in this pickle where America’s government is corrupt and sick and getting sicker and more openly lawless by the hour
Meanwhile, Eric Holder will keep his eye on the really important scandal in Texas.*
*note to self: never read the comment section of an MSN article. Cannot afford the loss of IQ points.
Wasn’t Arnhem a GOP plot to help the Axis?
Texas AG Tweets At Eric Holder: If It’s War You Want, It’s War You’ve Got (Update: Gov. Perry Responds)
“I’m about ready to switch countries with the Mexicans.”
I’m about ready to switch countries with the Russians.
Interesting discussion on BoingBoung about the Amash amendment. Note the person who contacted his congressthing to protest her No vote. Her excuse: “But you have to respect President Obama!” (“Dear Leader”, understood).
http://bbs.boingboing.net/t/which-congresscritters-voted-for-infinite-permanent-all-pervasive-nsa-spying/5245/16
BoingBoing is a lefty site, but tends to skew somewhat more libertarian than the others. Much unhappiness with SanFranNan. She’s not a “true progressive” now, apparently.
Oh, and Eddie Bernice Johnson, the congressthing in question, was involved in this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson#Scholarship_violations
Just an oversight. Who would have thought that would be wrong?
BoingBoing is a lefty site, but tends to skew somewhat more libertarian than the others.
Yes, but when confronted with the obviously statist measures their lefty pols are putting in place, precious few of those special snowflakes will do anything more than whine a little. SanFranNan can give a perfunctory speech about respecting their privacy, and they’ll be opening their checkbooks in a jiffy.
porky porky wants to pimp out jersey trash widows and orphans in pursuit of his fascist wet dreams?
yup that’s how that motherfucker rolls when he’s not carb loading for marathons and what have you
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/07/25/chris-christie-gop-libertarianism-on-national-security-a-dangerous-thought/
and I’d say that puts him pretty much at the center of all things Team R
chris christie: another “creepy ass cracka” like baracky and holder. see:rj3.O!
this is me eager to vote for porky porky skidmark chris christie against fascist cunt hillary
hah just joshing
y’all are on your own
dear flabby-i have ..big bones ..digits.. when i press the screen on my mobile device..it goes off..
on tangents..i am white..thank you
I’m very nervous about the direction this is moving in
They should name him King Tourist Trap Bait the 1st.
Boing Boing is Gawker’s wanna-be kid sister.