The FBI will be watching you

As you can read here (and watch the video), the FBI will be expanding its surveillance of Americans. Hmmm. I wonder who was more correct: George Orwell with 1984, or Aldous Huxley with Brave New World. Be careful what you do, comrade.

More eyes and ears

Unfortunately, the U.S. government continues to grow, increasing its presence in our daily lives. Some of the American sheeple called for a consumer protection agency, and we got one. You can read about it here. Notice the paragraph titled "More eyes and ears." Americans will notify this new agency about the "bad guys" who are charging too much for services. More spying. First it was the government telling us to be alert and to report suspicious activity to thwart terrorism. Now this. Why can't all the busybodies, nags, and control freaks just leave us alone? They should worry about their own lives. The book 1984 should have been title 2011.

Big Brother wants you slimmer

The ever-expanding and meddling state is at it again. Soon, they will control all aspects of our lives, just as George Orwell wrote in 1984. Amazingly, the war on the fat, which began recently, continues with a possible obesity tax. As reported in the Financial Times (courtesy of prudentbear.com):

New York state could impose an “obesity tax” on high-calorie soft drinks such as non-diet versions of Coke and Pepsi as public concerns over obesity turn potentially fattening foods into a politically acceptable target for taxation.

Soon nothing will be safe from the clutches of the state. That's one reason why I fight it and wear my Albert Jay Nock t-shirt (purchased from the Mises Institute) which bears the slogan: "Our enemy the state."

The war against the fat begins

I like science fiction for two reasons: it's entertaining and gives us a glimpse into the future. Books like 1984 by George Orwell and A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley are great. Movies like V for Vendetta, Gattica, and Aeon Flux also show the nanny state/big brother controlling our everyday lives.

Now, as you can read in this article, one state is considering legislation that would prohibit restaurants from serving fat people! Mark it down - 2008 was the year the U.S. began the war against the fat.

Let's not forget that governments now force bars and restaurants to ban smokers, even though it's private property. Don't forget to read my earlier post regarding California considering to remotely monitor thermostats in people's homes. What's next - are they going to tell us how much water we can have in our toilet bowls? Oh, that's right. They already do that (Clean Water Act of 1991). No more than 1.6 gallons per toilet or you're in trouble mister!

Maybe it's time to view those movies and/or read those books again, so at least we'll know what Amerika will be like soon - don't you agree, comrade?

Thanks to the lewrockwell.com for posting a link to the article.

Founders' intent irrelevant?

In his book The Constitution in Exile, Judge Andrew Napolitano lists all the ways the Constitution and our civil liberties have been assaulted by the growth of big government. He discusses an important 1934 case, Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell, where the Supreme Court "flatly subordinated the Contracts Clause to whatever the Court and the legislature would deem a 'valid police pupose.' It also dismissed the Founders' intent for the Contracts Clause as being irrelevant in 1934. The code words "emergency legislation" and "valid police purpose" seem to be just what George Orwell warned us to watch out for in 1984. Any time the government claims to be helping by way of an "emergency," it usually just means it is taking power from individuals."

All Americans should read this important book. You'll be especially disturbed by the chapter on the Patriot Act.