Late last week, and over the weekend, reports have come out of
Germany, France and Spain, amongst others, that show the NSA spying
on our allies. The reports are saying that they have been doing this
to the tune of millions of phone calls and emails. The white house
spokesman, Jay Carney, told reporters that the president knew nothing
about it and it was being looked into. Then another report came out
saying that he has known about it at least since 2010. Once again
the president knows nothing, just like fast and furious and
Benghazi....Oh wait 60 minutes showed that he and Hillary DID know
about that one apparently only lefties can point out things to other
lefties....
In Wyoming there have a couple of towns and schools that have
allowed themselves to be used as human guinea pigs letting the feds
put RFID chips into their bodies as an experiment to see how well
this system can work. Apparently some parents were outraged when they
found out that the schools had implanted their kids with them with
out their knowledge but most seemed to be OK with it. Those that
resisted it were concerned for various reasons, health concerns,
constitutional concerns and some were for religious reasons. The
author of the article went on to label those people as “kooks.”
Now while I don't believe that RFID chips are the mark of the beast,
as some extreme religious groups might, I do have to ask; why would
anyone want an implant in their bodies that allow the government to
know everything you are doing and everywhere you are going? Some
argue that you can be tracked via your cell phone, and that true, but
you can leave that at home
It has also been reported that with Obama care will come possible
forced home visits for certain classes of people, such as mothers
under the age of 21 and families of veterans who have had combat
tours.
According the Health and Human Services website from the 15th
of August it says that under the ACA government agents can engage in
"home health visits" for those in certain “high-risk”
categories.
Those categories include,besides the two mentioned above, Families
where someone is a tobacco user;
Families where children have low
student achievement, developmental delays, or disabilities,
and
Families with individuals who are serving or formerly served
in the armed forces, including such families that have members of the
armed forces who have had multiple deployments outside the United
States. Also mentioned were homeschoolers. One person suggested that
the wording was so broad and vague that a large swath of the American
population could easily be included. Hows that change stuff working
for you now? To quote Ronald Reagan “ the scariest words ever
uttered are I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
When Alicia was 12 weeks pregnant, she took herself to a health
clinic about a mile from her home in Jackson, Wis., for a prenatal
checkup. But what started as a routine visit ended with Beltran
eventually handcuffed and shackled in government custody – and at
the center of a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit challenging the
constitutionality of a state’s fetal protection law.....
This is scary, she used the doctor patient confidentiality and it
was used against her, Ill let the article speak for it's self:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/24/21117142-shackled-and-pregnant-wis-case-challenges-fetal-protection-law
I recently heard of an atheist group that was challenging a
particular cities use of clergy at the scene of crimes or tragedies
as being in any way helpful. While I respect atheists rights to
believe, or not ,as they so choose here is my own thought for what
it's worth. Re-posted from my Face Book page;
Just before the Iraq war officially started we had the CG call a
halt to everything,except that which provided our security, to give
Marines and sailors a chance to meet with chaplains and attend
services of their choice. They had tents, big tents, set up for
protestants and Catholics, they had smaller ones for those that were
Mormons and Jews and even one for those few Muslims that we had in
our unit. There wasn't a tent that was not packed. I was in the
protestant tent and I had Marines from my platoon that were Catholic
or non church going people in there along with us. They didn't care
about PC or even if they were in the right place they simply wanted
to make their peace with God, however they perceived God to be,
before we went into hell. Later that evening , as we were getting
ready to roll out, I watched as Christian chaplains and Rabbis moved
among the troops praying with them and giving blessings. It didn't
matter to most of us what religion they represented, they simply
brought us comfort that God would be with us as we walked through the
valley of the shadow of death. If you don't believe in God that is
your choice, and I respect that, and as much as I am able I will
defend your right to believe as you do, but please stop trying to
make the rest of us conform to your beliefs or lack there of. I do
not claim Christianity as my religion nor am I Jewish, though my
beliefs tend that way, but if I am in distress and in need of comfort
I am not going to argue about who talks to me or tries to bring me
comfort or prays with me. Do chaplains of all stripes serve a purpose
and bring comfort? Yes.
Tin Foil Hat Time
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