Ask Permission to Volunteer

Once again, government shows that it's not interested in anything but government itself. Did you catch this story over the weekend? The headline is: "Feds to Restrict Volunteers at Disasters." How about some key quotes:

Ground zero volunteer Rhonda Shearer and her daughter launched a fast-moving supply system that bypassed regular channels, often infuriating city officials.

So let's see, Rhonda created a system that provided people with life-saving materials and equipment that they needed -- and the government was infuriated! Who is this Rhonda person, going around saving people? That, apparently, is the government's job! And government is going to make DAMN sure that no one saves anyone without asking government first. In fact, they are going to ARREST you (and possibly shoot you) if you attempt to help anyone. Welcome to America today.

Dickinson, the federal fire official, said the government is not trying to discourage volunteers, but he thinks there should come a time, within a few days of a disaster, when civilians step back and let the professionals take control.

The common thread of the socialist government of America today: you're too dumb to do anything, let government handle it. No, it doesn't matter what, you're not equipped to do it, ONLY government and government "professionals" are capable of doing, well, anything. You either give control to government or they will TAKE it from you.

"If California goes ahead and does that, it will flow across the country. This is a really smart idea by someone in the Bush administration to be able to control access to the site and frankly, make sure there are no untrained people," Taylor said. "If somebody goes running down to the site, you have to stop and ask them, wait, are they certified to do this work?"

I wonder how long it will be before people like me are arrested for performing CPR without asking government permission?

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