I Am Not Paranoid, It's Just That Everyone Is Out To Get Me

I know that my libertarian ways may at times make me seem a bit loony, but it is hard for me to view anything the government does as anything more than just a new way to suck up more power and control EVERYTHING EVERYONE does. They are not trying to protect us, they are trying to control us.

This week, the fine state of Arizona has decided to make illegal all license plate holders that cover the word “Arizona” at the top. Now, it is obvious they needed to pass this law so they can more effectively scan license plates and mail random speeding tickets to unsuspecting commuters, but where does any of this end? In their quest to raise more revenue more efficiently and control citizenry more automatically, they once again are bound and determined to make more and more laws.

Do we really need to make criminals out of soccer moms that forget to remove a license plate cover their car dealership put on two years ago when they purchased their minivan? Are these really the “bad guys” our para-military officials need to add to the criminal ranks? Maybe Arizona should hire Blackwater to round up all these lawless perpetrators and send them off to concentration camps in the desert. (Not to confuse any big government Democrats and Neo-con Republicans that may be reading this--don’t get too excited about that idea, I am being facetious.)

Then again, if our government really wants to control these evil-doers, wouldn’t it be easier to just plant a microchip in their heads and mail them a ticket whenever a government GPS database shows them moving more that 65 mph?

The sad thing is, I believe these morons in government honestly believe they are “protecting” us. I also believe there are many fellow citizens who follow this train of thought and want the government to solve all our problems by regulating “other” people’s bad behavior. But, at what point does it all end?

Sadly, I don’t think it will end. Slowly, but steadily we become more and more controlled by our “protectors”. Little by little, we will give up all our liberty. When we finally wake up to the fact that these little things have added up to an irreversible situation, it may be too late.

I know getting riled up about a minor new traffic law may seem trivial, but am I the only one who sees the Big Brother Warning plastered all over this?