Thursday 08-11-11

53% say Federal Govt more of a threat to individual rights than a protector
(http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2011/53_view_government_as_threat_to_individual_rights)
Over half (53%) of Americans now believe the federal government is more of a threat to individual rights than a protector.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 33% of Adults believe the government is more of a protector of those rights. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

In a survey nearly a year ago, 48% believed the government was a threat to individual rights, while 37% saw the government as a protector.

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The following comes from SayUncle blog (http://www.saysuncle.com/)
You don’t own property

You just rent it from the government. And they can control what you do with it since everything will some day be historic. But, really, chain link fences? The WaPo:

To most eyes, a chain-link fence in the front yard does not scream curb appeal. Simple — but not what you’d call “elegantly simple” — it’s what a set decorator might prescribe when he wants to conjure up mean streets. A white picket fence it ain’t.

Which is why some homeowners in Old Town Alexandria were surprised to learn recently that their chain-link fences were historic and that removing them could put them in hot water with the city’s historic preservation office.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/when-historic-preservation-interferes-with-modern-preferences/2011/08/05/gIQAikz50I_story.html

Man wants to protect himself, if he can not get gun, i guess a bat is ok. As long as you are not trying to bring a bat to a gun fight.

Sales of Aluminium Baseball Bats Up 5,000% on Amazon After UK Riots
Aluminium baseball bats aren't the only weapon of defence that's proven popular on Amazon UK—wooden baseball bats are also up by 3,600 per cent; military police batons up by 5,000 per cent and the Zumba DVD workout set is up 342 per cent, which probably isn't related to the UK riots of the last few days.

http://gizmodo.com/5829119/sales-of-aluminium-baseball-bats-up-5000-on-amazon-after-uk-riots