Just to be sure it didn't get too uppity, the founders then attached a short list of things that this new-fangled federal government shouldn't do. To be sure that they were clear, they topped off that short list with two very brief statements. One says the list of rights are not all-inclusive. There may be more rights and we damn well keep them for ourselves. Then it spells out that unless we specifically said the feds could do something or we specifically denied the states a power, that the states would retain the authority not the feds.
It all seemed clear, until recently.
We've got a legislature that apparently doesn't give a moment's concern to the Constitution and the will of the people. And, more frighteningly, we've got an executive who seems eager to usurp dictatorial and totalitarian power.
Try this on for size:
We Will Know Who You Are, Chubbo!
Do you see the writing on the wall? No legislation involved here. This is imperial diktat. He declares that all citizens will be weighed and measured. Then a list of who is naughty and who is nice will be assembled.
"The fact we're now tracking BMIs', I think knowledge is power for us," nutrition expert Mitzi Dulan told Fox News."There are a lot of people that don't know their BMI and it's denial.
That's a rare instance of bureaucratic candor. Indeed knowledge is power and that is what is being seized. With it will be the leverage to ration your food, control your activity, and eventually to justify your denial of healthcare services.
I don't know my BMI. I never have. I know that I'm overweight. I don't need to know my BMI to know that. Whether I exercise denial or not with regard to my diet is not the business of my government. I've read the Constitution more than many members of our government have apparently and I simply can't find this authority anywhere in the document.
This is a symptom of a government that is rapidly getting out of control.
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and we have two more years of this asshat in office at a minimum :(
It already is out of control, and it will get even worse. It’s been reported that about 10% of our population has some sort of mental health problem. So along with BMI and other details of our physical condition, Big Brother will now intrude on the mindset and mental health of Americans. As federal health care bureaucrats manage our diets and tag our medical records with BMI scarlet letters, others may get flagged because of a real or perceived mental or emotional deficiency. Has your child or spouse had an alcohol or drug problem? Have you? And has anyone in your family ever been evaluated or treated by a psychologist or other therapist? In a de facto sense, medical records will no longer be private. Folks will avoid going to doctors because the results of each visit will be posted on Big Brother’s health management database and who knows where else. Such is the Land of Obama.
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