If I had seen your post, which you posted while I was writing mine, I would not have posted because you said it so much better.
By the way, while trying to copy your name, my mouse did its thing and attempted to take me to your page. So it is that easy to get trapped.
Yours was a very good post.
I'm an old gramma - been around long enough to remember when we were a lot safer in our homes, per the Constitution/Bill of Rights.
I've seen too many of those safeties slip away. I fear for my grandchildren.
(I'm also 'hoarding' what will become, come 2012, illegal light bulbs. Who would ever have thought that the Federal Gov't would be able to mandate even our light bulbs!
But we let them get away with telling us what kind of toilets we must have. Now the light bulbs (that are little toxic bombs we are required to take to a Hazardous Waste Facility for disposal) Yep, that's real "green"
What's next?