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Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:02 pm
by joe817
Absolutely amazing. What horror stories. I hope that committee lays down some strict guidelines that that can be followed by overzealot prosecutors. That disgusts me. Thanks for posting Andy.
Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:44 pm
by bdickens
We need some sort of a czar!
Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:51 pm
by MoJo
Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:34 pm
by Mithras61
AndyC wrote:"Oh, well, you *did* forget the label, old man - that's 2 years in federal prison for you. Hard cheese, but chin up - you can always make lemonade...."
Are these people insane?

Although it may seem so at first blush, you have to understand that it is not that they are insane, but rather that it is their goal is to criminalize so many activities (preferably ones seen as innocent that no one thinks about much if at all) so that they can control people.
The thing is, a free, law abiding citizen is much harder to control than a criminal is. I believe one of Ayn Rand's characters in Atlas Shrugged commented on this very thing. The saddest part is that this activity happens from all sides at the Federal level, not just from the far left or the far right.
Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:48 pm
by Drewthetexan
This is why I want to move to a small, remote island in the south pacific. I love my country, but I distrust and even fear my government. It shouldn't be that way.
Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:58 pm
by joe817
Drewthetexan wrote:This is why I want to move to a small, remote island in the south pacific. I love my country, but I distrust and even fear my government. It shouldn't be that way.
Drew, lemme know when you find it! You could name it Nueva Tejas.

Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:37 am
by Drewthetexan
I like it! Nueva Tejas. Although I might go with Libertas.
Either way, I can promise you, you can grow ALL the orchids you want there, if I ever find where there is.
Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:10 am
by joe817
Drewthetexan wrote:I like it! Nueva Tejas. Although I might go with Libertas.
Either way, I can promise you, you can grow ALL the orchids you want there, if I ever find where there is.
I found you a few. Clipperton Atoll looks good to me! It's in French Polynesia.
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Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:59 pm
by Drewthetexan
Sweet. Now all I have to do is come up with the $millions it'll cost. I guess I could buy a yacht then, might was well have an island that can go wherever I feel like going.
Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:24 pm
by Kythas
The only island for sale in Texas. I wonder why they have a car?
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Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:40 pm
by pdubyoo
bdickens wrote:We need some sort of a czar!
A "Floral Czar".
Now wait, this is making me nervous...I live in Spring, and my wife has orchids.

My next post may be from Huntsville

Re: Criminalizing everyone
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:50 pm
by bdickens
I'm making that phone call now.