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    1. mrjarrell

      Government Shuts Down 11-Year-Old’s Cupcake Business

      If it's not a lemonade stand then it's a little girls cupcake business. I remember, not too long ago when lots of people baked and sold cakes, cookies and cupcakes from their homes. Not in Illinois and many other places, these days. The insanity never stops where statists are concerned...
    2. mrjarrell

      The FDA's Ill-Conceived Proposal to Ban Trans Fats

      Well, there go my donuts. And my Crisco for cornbread. The hits just keep on coming. Pretty soon they'll not only be telling us what we can eat, but when. Of course, congress won't step in and slap them down. They never do. Gotta love the tyranny enablers that people put in office. The FDA's...
    3. rambone

      Man jailed for 3 weeks because of yard sign... and he's willing to go back

      NEWBURY PARK, CA -- Police threw a man in jail for 3 weeks because he displayed a sign on his own property. The man refused to back down from the zoning dictators who impose unjust rules on land they have no right to regulate. He was convicted of 8 misdemeanor zoning code violations. Steven...
    4. rambone

      A dozen armed agents raid animal shelter to execute captive baby deer

      KENOSHA, WI -- An animal shelter was swarmed with armed government agents after employees began caring for a baby deer. "It was like a SWAT team," shelter employee Ray Schulze said. Nine DNR agents and four sheriff's deputies performed a raid on the Society of St. Francis animal shelter...
    5. smokingman

      Oakland concil considering ban on tools of violence and vandalism.ABC news link.

      Ah yes the famous assault pliers and wrenches,for the children and property owners of course.... Oakland: Council will consider proposal to ban violent tools at protests | abc7news.com
    6. A

      Breaking: NY Court upholds ruling striking down NYC drink ban

      Calls it an "Illegal overreach of executive power" Shorter NY Courts: "Hey Mike Bloomberg, sit the **** down, you petty tyrant." https://t.co/uxOmoJyKBL http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/us-sodaban-lawsuit-idUSBRE96T0UT20130730 New Yorkers, enjoy your large drinks. +1 for freedom of...
    7. GodFearinGunTotin

      Study: Majority supports ban on smoking in cars with kids present

      Study: Majority supports ban on smoking in cars carrying kids - 13 WTHR Indianapolis It'll probably come up in mobile (sorry) These things make my stomach hurt as it seems these things are thrown out there as trial balloons for future legislation. This "for the children" stuff is getting...
    8. mrjarrell

      Cops Arrest Girl For Possession Of Water And Ice Cream

      But mostly for being terrified of a bunch of f'in yahoos who were not in uniform and, for all intents and purposes, were just attackers in a store parking lot. These people will skate away scott free and this poor woman has to live with what they did to her. Here's hoping karma rains down on...
    9. rambone

      Every driver who refuses to blow strapped to table, put in headlock, blood drawn

      In some Georgia counties, as well as other counties throughout the USA, drivers are getting their blood forcibly stolen from them. As shown in this video, every driver who refuses to give the police a blow at an unconstitutional checkpoint, is strapped to a table, put into a headlock by a...
    10. rambone

      Massachusetts man faces charges after defending himself from bear attack

      A 76-year-old Massachusetts man is facing charges after defending himself from a bear attack. The man liked to spread birdseed for the birds to eat in his backyard. After feeling threatened by previous sightings of this bear near his property, the man kept a shotgun with him as he tended his...
    11. mrjarrell

      7-year-old faces 2 felony charges for shooting BB gun

      Yet another travesty of justice. Someone needs to lose their jobs over this one. They'd rather ruin a child's life than do the right thing. Everything has to be a frickin' felony these days. Some politicians need to be introduced to Doctor Tar and Professor Feather. 7-year-old faces 2 felony...
    12. OneShotFOGE

      Economics 101 in Gartman This Morning

      Pennsylvania Secretary of Public welfare has put out a slide showing how the state’s assistance programs have become a very real disincentive: The single mom is better off earning gross income of $29,000 with $57,327 in net income and benefits [paid] than to earn gross income of...
    13. g00n24

      URGENT! MAN WITH LONG GUN ON IUPUI CAMPUS DOWNTOWN

      Getting the text alerts right now and dental school is on lockdown. So which one of you guys is walking around with a rifle on campus right now?
    14. JeremiahJohnson

      What's the difference between "nanny state" and legislating laws?

      DEBATE: CNN’s Piers Morgan Says ‘People Occasionally Need the Nanny State’ | Fox News Insider OK, granted Piers Morgan is not a legitimate journalist (that's why he's not still in the UK), but he and others coin the phrase "nanny state"; laws born of the government knows best. I have my...
    15. lww

      Bloomberg's next ban: high volume headphones

      "New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is determined to give his voters the best quality of life in the country. The only caveat? Bloomberg is the one deciding what the “good life” looks like. Therefore, if you’re a fan of fatty foods, smoking, soda, bottle-feeding infants, guns, Styrofoam...
    16. P

      Nerf guns are illegal in Chicago?

      City of Chicago Municipal Code 8-24-040: discharging toy firearms No person shall at any time discharge or set off anywhere within the city, or have in his possession for such purpose any toy firearm, air rifle, toy cannon, or any gun that discharges projectiles either by air, spring...
    17. R

      Health dept says deer meat not fit for homeless

      http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/health-dept-homeless-cant-eat-deer-meat.html Apparently no good deed goes unpunished:n00b:
    18. rambone

      CT bill would require a mental health exam for every student, even homeschoolers

      Senate bill 374 in Connecticut would require compulsory mental health examinations for all children. Students in government schools would be force-examined in 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grades. Every homeschool student would be force-examined at ages 12, 14 and 17. Mandatory examinations will...
    19. rambone

      Indiana state bookies confiscate non-sanctioned Superbowl bets

      The gaming laws in this state are absurd. Playing games for money is illegal in our state unless the government gets their cut. Blow all your money in a casino, great. Play the state lottery, great. Scratch off tickets, great. Play cards with your friends in your basement, go to jail...
    20. rambone

      Massachusetts: One year in jail and $500 fine for driving after 4pm curfew

      The right to travel has been revoked due to weather in Massachusetts. Gov. Patrick declares state of emergency, bans cars from road as of 4 p.m. as Mass. hunkers down ahead of blizzard
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