Bikers Of America, Know Your Rights!: Freedom says, CHECK IT OUT

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Freedom says, CHECK IT OUT

I am becoming quite worried about the increasing trend of criminalizing everything in the United States and around the world. While many laws are necessary, life is becoming so regulated that almost everything humans do is becoming illegal. How can anyone obey the law if everything is illegal? Banning every activity doesn’t make people respect the law more.Americans like to say they love freedom, but there are few freedoms left in the US. The government is tightening the noose to strangle Americans with ever-increasing nanny state laws so much that the US is starting to look like North Korea. Most of the following actions have been outlawed just in my lifetime:
Fast food restaurants have been banned.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/us/16fastfood.html
Feeding homeless people has become a crime.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-06-02/news/os-homeless-feedings-arrests-20110601_1_group-feedings-feedings-in-public-parks-orlando-police
Sex tourism has been outlawed.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-02-18-sex-tourists_x.htm
Sex offenders have been required to register with the police and are forbidden from living near schools and parks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123500941182818821.html
Sex offenders can be held for life under indefinite civil commitment laws even after they complete their original sentences.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/opinion/sunday/sex-offenders-the-last-pariahs.html?pagewanted=all
Drug users have been banned from receiving welfare or student aid.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/Advice/WhatIllegalDrugUseCanCostYou.aspx?page=all
The US Constitution has been overruled by the Patriot Act that has legalized wiretaps without a warrant and allows the government to deport and strip any American of his or her citizenship.
http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,449497,00.html
Guantanamo has been used to keep and torture suspected terrorists without trial.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/28/world/meast/guantanamo-former-detainees/index.html
Domestic violence abusers having been banned from having guns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/us/06guns.html?pagewanted=all
Mandatory seatbelt use laws have been enacted.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-18-seat-belt-rear_N.htm
Seatbelt checkpoints are being conducted.
http://wvgazette.com/News/Advisories/201105091168
DUI and drug checkpoints have been allowed.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/dui-checkpoint-snags-seven-offenders-1.878793#axzz1d8KqudEA
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Sheriff-using-checkpoint-warnings-in-drug-fight-2229666.php
Governments are now allowed to seize the property of suspected prostitution clients, drug users, and drunk drivers.
http://detnews.com/article/20091112/METRO/911120388/Police-property-seizures-ensnare-even-the-innocent
“John TV” shows that embarrass and punish people arrested on prostitution charges are now allowed.
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970803&slug=2552909
The US now has a secret panel “kill list” of Americans who are targeted to be assassinated without a trial.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/05/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005
Car owners are now required to have liability insurance.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/1987-10-27/news/mn-16876_1_mandatory-auto-insurance-law
Americans are not allowed to travel to Cuba.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/05/travel/bush-administration-showing-willingness-to-enforce-law-on-visiting-cuba.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
People who owe child support are not allowed to have passports.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-welch21aug21,0,123074.story
People who have defaulted student loans are not allowed to have professional licenses.
http://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/DefaultPrevention/default.html
The US is one of the few countries that has the death penalty.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777460.html
Americans must report any currency that they carry over $10,000.
http://imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5859&Itemid=2
Americans must pay sales taxes on services.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/us/28taxes.html?pagewanted=all
Americans must now pay sales taxes on mail-order products shipped from other states.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2009/jul/03/opinion/ed-tax03
Americans must pay US taxes on worldwide income.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/business/worldbusiness/26iht-tax.html?pagewanted=all
Americans must also pay income taxes to foreign countries when they work overseas.
http://www.sars.gov.za/home.asp?pid=44773
Americans must pay taxes on gifts given and received.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/your-money/24iht-nwgift.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/article/0%2C%2Cid=200722%2C00.html
The drinking age has been raised.
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/01/us/wyoming-finally-raises-its-drinking-age.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
Drunk driving has been outlawed.
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/23/us/drunken-driving-showing-decline.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
Homeowners cannot rent rooms in their homes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/nyregion/22homeless.html?pagewanted=all
Debtors with defaulted student loans are forbidden from having driver licenses.
http://www.doj.mt.gov/driving/driverlicensesanctions.asp
Americans cannot have US or foreign bank accounts while living overseas.
http://blogs.wsj.com/hong-kong/2011/03/10/red-white-and-through/
Americans who do have overseas bank accounts must report them to the US government every year.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124804796387763807.html
Adultery is illegal.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-04-26-column26_ST_N.htm
Foreign workers are forbidden from working in many countries.
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/9/23/central/2090943&sec=central
Unmarried couples may not live together.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2005-07-17-state-law_x.htm
Oral sex is illegal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11bar.html
Some countries require websites to be licensed by the government.
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/08/world/fg-chinaweb8
Panhandling is illegal.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-25/panhandle-ban-louisville/50541244/1
Loitering is illegal.
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090714/ARTICLES/907149911?p=all&tc=pgall
Homeowners are legally required to mow their lawns.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Jailed-homeowner-reconsiders-mowing-lawn-1811557.php
There is now a 5 year lifetime limit on welfare.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2002/apr/20/news/mn-39050
Bankruptcy has been outlawed.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-04-20-bush-bankruptcy_x.htm
Watering and not watering lawns are both illegal.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2007/oct/07/nation/na-drought7
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-18-2585115022_x.htm
Fat taxes are being added to food.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/08/alabama-places.html
Smoking indoors, in parks, at beaches, and on public transportation has been made illegal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/us/more-california-air-space-set-for-no-smoke-zones.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
Sales of cigarettes to minors has been outlawed.
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/18/nyregion/keeping-teen-agers-smokeless-perth-amboy-moves-combat-cigarette-sales-minors.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
Airline passengers can now be added to “no-fly” lists, searched, and required to have an ID.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/us/22tsa.html
Driving while using a mobile phone has been banned.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/01/three-more-states-enact-texting-while-driving-bans/1
Americans are now required by law to have health insurance.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2011-06-29-health-care-ruling_n.htm
Cars are required to have air bags.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/25/autos/airbags/index.htm
Americans are now required to have a passport to visit Canada and Mexico.
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/03/14/business/doc49bb9a6967f18615571979.txt?viewmode=fullstory
The minimum driving age has been raised.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/10/automobiles/how-we-drive-the-young-and-reckless-ready-to-drive.html?pagewanted=all
Curfews have been enacted.
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/21/us/atlanta-sets-a-curfew-for-youths-prompting-concern-on-race-bias.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
Homeowners must have a permit from the government to remove trees from their own private property.
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110930/COLUMNIST/110939996?p=all&tc=pgall
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/jan/25/vero-beach-homeowner-issued-15k-fine-for-tree/
Homeowners are banned from installing fake grass on their lawns.
http://articles.glendalenewspress.com/2011-11-15/news/tn-gnp-1116-artificial-turf_1_artificial-turf-fake-turf-fake-grass
Premarital sex is illegal.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/524859/IDAHO-COUNTY-DUSTS-OFF-FORNICATION-LAW.html
Teaching about polygamy is illegal.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=6979
Homeowners are legally required to shovel snow from sidewalks.
http://articles.boston.com/2011-02-02/news/29341996_1_shovel-citations-complaints
Sex toys are illegal.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-10-01-2390404063_x.htm
Selling a toy gun is illegal.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/state_attorney_general_targets.html
Background checks are required for gun buyers.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1004884,00.html
Soft drinks are banned from schools.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/business/05junkfood.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1322741106-hCReaBGMgViZUZAYsO/m+w
Skateboarders, bicyclists, and motorcycle riders must legally wear helmets.
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/argus/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1269631274148530.xml&coll=6
Skateboarding on roads is illegal.
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-31/local/me-878_1_laguna-niguel
Sleeping on the beach, in parks, on public streets, in alleys, or in a parked car is illegal.
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec/24/local/me-aclu24
Wearing baggy pants is illegal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/fashion/30baggy.html
Redlight cameras are being installed at intersections.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/nyregion/14red.html
Speed cameras are being installed at intersections.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-13-traffic-cameras_N.htm
Pick-up trucks are required to be parked inside garages at night.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/14/2266463/city-to-start-enforcing-pick-up.html
Using leaf blowers is illegal.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/1997/jul/02/news/mn-8967
Bloggers are required to have business licenses.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2010/08/23/philly-requiring-bloggers-to-pay-for-business-licenses/
Loud stereos are illegal.
http://articles.latimes.com/2002/oct/16/autos/hy-wheels16
Indoor tanning bed use is banned.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/10/tanning-bed-ban.html
Putting indoor furniture outdoors is now illegal.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2010-06-22/fire-leads-ban-urbana-having-indoor-furniture-outside-home.ht
Fireworks are illegal.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/fireworks-120725-city-tents.html
Plastic bags have been banned.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2010/may/31/local/la-me-plastic-bags-20100531
Children are now required to ride in child safety seats.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/700-new-state-laws-which-one-s-yours-1643340.php
Using Silly String is illegal.
http://articles.latimes.com/print/1993-11-26/local/me-61013_1_parades-doo-dah
Selling alcohol on Sunday is illegal.
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-insider14aug14,5623601,4512959,full.column
Feeding pigeons is illegal.
http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/23/local/me-sbriefs23.8
Sitting on a milk crate is illegal.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2008/01/milk_crate_myst.html
The recently signed National Defense Authorization Act allows the indefinite detention of any American or foreigner accused of terrorism without trial by the US military on US or foreign soil.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/02/president-obama-signed-the-national-defense-authorization-act-now-what/
Enough is enough. America doesn’t sound so free if everything is illegal. If you care about your liberty, talk about the changes happening to the US with your friends and family, vote, donate to the ACLU, contact the media, and write to your elected officials. Governments would love to take away all your freedom if they could. Thousands of Americans did not die fighting for freedom and democracy in wars to have liberty denied in the USA. Please do not let their sacrifice go to waste. Our freedoms are diminishing, not growing. Stand up, fight for your rights, and protect our freedom and values now!
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html
http://www.economist.com/node/16636027
http://www.dumblaws.com/
http://nannystateliberationfront.net/
http://www.aclu.org/
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First they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, but I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me, but there was no one left to speak for me.
If only one person is not free, then no one is free.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.