Nanny State: Governments Banning Discrimination Based on Bad Looks?
Love this article from a concerned blogger at Policy Mic, making the argument that Lookism–the discrimination people suffer for not looking good–is unjust and must be regulated by governmental regulation. You can not make this stuff up.
Federal Government and Agencies Should Not Consider Whether to Require Mental Health Evaluations for Our Children
Big Government is uncovering a story highlighting the disturbing trend that more children are having their mental health evaluated without parental consent. More and more children are being diagnosed at earlier ages with mental health conditions, accompanied by increased prescriptions for drugs–all without parental consent, as part of regular procedure at government funded schools, daycares and centers.
New Department of Justice Rules Give FBI More Power, Pushes Privacy Boundaries
Emily Berman (NYU School of Law) poses the question, when did it become legal to spy on Americans? According to reports, rules that govern the FBI’s surveillance and intelligence collection activities have been significantly reduced–without Congressional approval or public announcement. As Emily highlights, rules that protect the liberty of Americans should never be allowed to be changed completely under the radar–without any level of oversight.
Obama’s National Mediation Board: Forcing Workers to Unionize
The National Mediation Board (created by the Obama administration), is just like the National Labor Relations Board, except with a focus on the railroad and the airline industries. And, as with the NLRB, Obama’s NMB has made its sole purpose to purpose the big labor agenda–forcing workers to unionize.
Obamacare’s New Grab For Your Private Health Records
Big Government is following the story of how Obama’s administration, under Obamacare, is making every effort to get ahold of as many private health records as possible. Not just a privacy issues, as the article explains, access is a critical factor in their effort to control health care costs… but at what cost to patients?
Labor Department Creates New Regulation at a Cost of $2-$5 Billion
CSN News has highlighted a new regulation that will cost businesses and employers an estimated $2-$5 billion, annually–while simultaneously changing the very meaning of a previous regulation. The issue at hand in the new regulation–is whether employees will have access to “quality” investment advice and what fiduciary should mean in this instance.
Nanny State: Senate panel seeks to criminalize sex between legal adults
It seems Republicans in the state of Michigan have forgotten the Conservative values against unnecessary regulation. Apparently, Michigan is weighing legislation that would make it a felony for adult students to have sex with teachers or any other employee at their school. Under the proposed legislation it would be a crime (punishable by jail time) to have sex with an adult student of any age–25, 35, 45–making it a FELONY to do so, and vice versa.
Nanny State: Environmental Groups Target Phone Books
Driven by mis-information and a regard for over regulation to push an environmental extremist agenda, groups are targeting the Yellow Book and other phone books as a hazard and unnecessary. Big Government does a great job to showcase the facts and just how ridiculous their environmental arguments against phone books are.
California (No Surprise) Becomes First State to Pass Cap And Trade Program
No surprise that California, likely one of the most liberal stomping grounds in the Nation, has become the first state to implement a Cap-and-Trade program–which it claims should become the model for a national program. According to the Los Angeles Times.
Town of Lynchburg Feels Entitled to Tax Jack Daniel’s Success, Deep Pockets
In a mirror image move, right out of the Obama playbook to tax success–the town of Lynchburg is working to get what they say they are entitled to from Jack Daniel’s success and deep pockets. “Concerned citizens” are calling for a tax specifically targeting Jack Daniel’s to cover shortfalls in the city budget.
