Posted on 08/05/2006 5:11:22 PM PDT by Graybeard58
Yes, it is.
"Opponents will be condemned as racists, and if that fails, there's always the old saw: 'If it saves one life, it would be worth it.'"
Smoking Bans.
Eminent Domain.
Seatbelts.
Helmets.
Concealed Carry.
Your Weight.
Stupid Drug Laws.
Light Pollution.
Your Bedroom Activities.
Global Warming.
Banning Soda in School.
Mandatory Immunizations.
Farm Animal Tagging.
Electronic Chipping for Man and Beast.
Gee. I'm starting to see a pattern here! And I'm not all that smart to begin with. Wonder how many really stupid people welcome this invasion of their personal and property rights with open arms? *Rolleyes*
I think open water is scarey; give me an indoor pool or a hot tub any day, and I'm an adult and a pretty good swimmer.
My boys can all swim, though only one really likes to. Can't keep DH out from under the ocean when we're near it. He is a SCUBA nutcase.
Worst case, I'll still be considered a "Young Widow" when he's eaten by something beastly that lives down there, LOL!
Even though I was the only one still clinging to the pool ladder at the end of the course, the fact remains that the free lessons were available to anyone who wanted them.
Additionally, people who can't swim and have a fear of water generally avoid it.
Seems simple enough to me.
Of course, this constitutes incomplete assimilation into the hive and there's the rub.
I have no fear of water and I still ain't gettin into no hive :P
Yet the same 30 - 40 percent complains about Bush increasing the size of the Government.
I gather it is safe to say we are all in agreement on the nanny state!!!!!
BTW - great approach to Scott's. Good Going Dakota REd
Agreement is great. What do we do about it though?
I guess it's safe to say we're all on the same page...;-)
Here is a better link for all 50 states reports and plans on where they are with implementing Healthy People 2010:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/implementation/stateplans.htm
Goes by territories too:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/state/default.htm
I haven't figured out that part yeet, m'dear........I haven't figured it out.
I wish more freepers would participate in these threads. Might be easier to figure out what these public private partnerships are, what the UN connection means, and how we say no.
The problem with participation is that we find far too many who have no problem with many of these nanny-state iniatives. They refuse to see the big picture and only focus on the specific topic at hand.
We are here - just not sure what to do.
Nor have I.
But not so many years ago, there were no real gathering places for enemies of the Nanny State.
Thanks to the internet, "fooling us once" isn't so easy any more.
I suppose the first step on the long journey at least isn't impossible now, and it's a tool we didn't possess before.
Would this be considerd a "ramble" or a "rant?"
Neither, just plain old fashioned common sense.
No common sense for you!
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3aff48334802.htm
The UN Plan for Your Mental Health
Ich - I need a shower.
I had already read it and had the same reaction.
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