The Canadian Election

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally posted by Bruce Parker
Right on Tony!!
People like your Jack Russel Terrier lady are very irksome and why mischief like this can go on. Because they don't like it, you shouldn't either. There are many 'rights' and 'preferneces' going on about me that are irritating and dangerous, but who the hell am I to ban them based on my preferences? Who needs a car with more that 4 smog producing cylinders? Who needs a cell phone or loud speakers while driving, putting me at risk? People who ski use scarce medical resources when they wipe out...ban it!!

Somewhere along the line we lost the ability to let people alone to persue the things they want during thier lives. Now, you must be part of the dull grey herd, or be corrected.

Bruce: ...it's called social engineering where citizens are forced to abrogate parts of Common Law.

I am mightily fed up with various levels of government telling me what to do and when to do it. I reject that and oppose it whenever I can. I feel that I am mature enough to accept responsibility for my own actions.

Straying way off topic, but as an example of my feelings about this, I've sent a letter to the Energy Minister stating among other things, that I expressly forbid her or any agents to trespass on my property in order to install a "Smart Meter". This bit of social engineering will tell you when you can use your dishwasher or do your laundry. I told her that I neither need nor want such a device which will attempt to control my lifestyle.

Same with this handgun ban. If a cop shows up wanting any stuff, I'll use all sorts of stalling actions. If it comes down to the crunch, and he wants to carry away my stuff, I won't let him, unless they're trigger locked...that would be against the law, wouldn't it? He'd better bring a cheque with him (at fair market value) before I am forced to release the stuff.

Man, am I ever pissed off!