Orwell was right. He was just off by 20 years.
This stuff scares me to death.
Same here, this legislation has to be stopped dead in its tracks. Hitler couldn't have written it better.
Well, some (far from all) mentally out-of-phase people are dangerous, and, being such, are equivalent to having on themselves a concealed weapon (they themselves being a weapon, in a sense).
Therefore, to stay within the law, they would need to apply for and to receive a [special] CCW permit. Such application cannot be carried out without identifying them first, for which purpose the testing is obviously necessary.
If, on another hand, due to their mental condition, the CCW cannot be issued, then, since they are walking equivalents to CCW anyway, and therefore are in violation, they are to be removed from the streets via mandatory institutionalization, for which purpose the testing is equally necessary.
This stuff scares me to death.
It gets even better. Look at this initiative from June 2004 with a catchy name:
Initiative expanded to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today announced that 14 additional elementary schools have been selected to participate in an Initiative designed to promote good nutrition and exercise habits.
The program, called CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health), began in January with six schools and eventually may be expanded to schools statewide.
"Obesity has become a critical health program for our children and, if unchecked, is on pace to become the leading cause of preventable death in this country," Blagojevich said. "As adults, we must teach our children how to lead healthier lives. To that end, I am pleased that we can expand this pilot program to additional schools so that other children will have the opportunity to learn how to make better food choices and to increase their activity level."
CATCH is a multi-component health intervention program, which builds an alliance of parents, teachers, child nutrition personnel, school staff and community partners to teach children and their families how to be healthy throughout their lives. It is targeted at students in third through fifth grade. [End of excerpt]
Right on target. Not to change the subject, but this is exactly why the 2nd amendment is so important. It was not placed there to support the recreational hunter or gun collector. It was placed there to enable the people to resist and potentially overthrow an opressive government that is out of the control of the people.
I have long stated that 1984 went from a cautionary tale, to a training manual.