Friday, February 11, 2005Virginia Attempts Fashion Ban
The Virginia House of Delegates recently attempted to pass a bill making ‘low riding’ illegal. No, low riding isn’t in reference to those tricked out trucks this time. The low riding Virginia was attacking is where kids (or adults I guess) wear their pants below the waist – allowing you to see their boxer shorts.
Now, while I find this look to be stupid beyond all belief, what we got here is one more small chip away at our civil liberties. Fortunately a Virginia senate sub committee agrees and the bill was quickly disposed of. It did however pass in the house 60-34, and that scares the hell out of me.
I was lurking around Fark and they were discussing this. One person, like me, mentioned that this was a unconstitutional violation on freedoms. Someone else shot back by saying ‘bah! It’s only punk kids!’
Here is where the problems start. The government cannot just take away ALL our freedoms at once. There would be a civil uprising that makes the Iraqi ‘insurgency’ look like a love fest. But, if the governments chip away at them, slowly and almost unnoticeably, well then before you know it we’re going to be having ‘show elections’ where people with guns shoot you if you don’t check the yes box.
Before you tell me to take off my tin foil hat and hide in the basement, understand that I don’t have a basement. I don’t even have a hat! I don’t think EVERYTHING the government does is an affront to making us all slaves. I don’t think the CIA killed JFK and I don’t think the government planned 9/11. But I know that the states and the federal government are, slowly and methodically eliminating small freedoms we have.
Don’t believe me? Walk into a 7-11 in a non-CCW state and see what happens. Try wearing a shirt that says FUCK BUSH to a public political rally and see what happens. Be a Muslim who just happened to be taking vacation pictures at the lake which just happened to have a power plant behind it. See what happens.
It goes with one of my favorite phrases. It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you.
Now, while I find this look to be stupid beyond all belief, what we got here is one more small chip away at our civil liberties. Fortunately a Virginia senate sub committee agrees and the bill was quickly disposed of. It did however pass in the house 60-34, and that scares the hell out of me.
I was lurking around Fark and they were discussing this. One person, like me, mentioned that this was a unconstitutional violation on freedoms. Someone else shot back by saying ‘bah! It’s only punk kids!’
Here is where the problems start. The government cannot just take away ALL our freedoms at once. There would be a civil uprising that makes the Iraqi ‘insurgency’ look like a love fest. But, if the governments chip away at them, slowly and almost unnoticeably, well then before you know it we’re going to be having ‘show elections’ where people with guns shoot you if you don’t check the yes box.
Before you tell me to take off my tin foil hat and hide in the basement, understand that I don’t have a basement. I don’t even have a hat! I don’t think EVERYTHING the government does is an affront to making us all slaves. I don’t think the CIA killed JFK and I don’t think the government planned 9/11. But I know that the states and the federal government are, slowly and methodically eliminating small freedoms we have.
Don’t believe me? Walk into a 7-11 in a non-CCW state and see what happens. Try wearing a shirt that says FUCK BUSH to a public political rally and see what happens. Be a Muslim who just happened to be taking vacation pictures at the lake which just happened to have a power plant behind it. See what happens.
It goes with one of my favorite phrases. It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you.
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