Seven U.S. States That May Be Doomed

Is your state on the list?

I’ve identified seven large US states by four criteria that are sure to cause trouble for Washington’s political class at least for the next 3 years, through the 2012 elections. These are states with big populations, very high rates of unemployment, and which have already had to borrow big to pay unemployment claims. In addition, as a kind of Gregor.us kicker, I’ve thrown in a fourth criteria to identify those states that are large net importers of energy. Because the step change to higher energy prices played, and continues to play, such a large role in the developed world’s financial crisis it’s instructive to identify those US states that will struggle for years against the rising tide of higher energy costs.

Read more at Seeking Alpha.

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Army National Guard in Pittsburgh ‘Indefinitely’

An open-ended assignment for troops to patrol the streets of Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH — Hundreds of soldiers from the Army National Guard arrived in Pittsburgh on Sunday and are staying in the city indefinitely.

More than anything, the city was in dire need of the humvees used by the National Guard, because the vehicles are able to go straight over the snow. A high volume of calls in the snow-covered city have paralyzed paramedics and other emergency rescue crews.

The soldiers are stationed at Brashear High School in Beechview because of its large parking lot, gymnasium and close proximity to the armory a few blocks away.

“This mission was approved by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agent, so we work hand-in-hand, several military relations there,” said Grey Berrier. “I know there’s a lot of concern, if you will, about this impending snowstorm that may be coming in on the heels.”

The 260 soldiers will be staying in Pittsburgh indefinitely until they get word they can head back.

Read more at WPXI.

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The U.S. Census Gestapo Gears up for Action

Hey kids! It’s time for the ritual violation of the Constitution known as the U.S. Census!

The time is near for the national headcounters “SWAT” teams to once again begin their decennial assault on privacy. Some of those neighbors you thought to be decent people will now be hounding you incessantly to extract personal and private information that is none of theirs or the state’s business. Don’t be fooled by their claim that they are just doing their constitutional duty, as nothing could be further from the truth.

Read more at The Tenth Amendment Center.

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Census Propaganda Is in the Public Schools

Under “No Child Left Behind,” the Feds give money to public schools in exchange for control. Schools must then comply with Federal demands to propagandize.

Medford — The Medford Public Schools are taking a page out of the city’s book, and making a push to increase awareness and involvement in the upcoming 2010 census.

“It is very important for our students to understand how funds and various federal resources are distributed, which is why we are going to be actively educating our students as the census approaches,” Superintendent of Schools Roy Belson said at Monday’s School Committee meeting.

Read more at The Medford Transcript.

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South Carolina Requires ‘Subversives’ to Register with State

What if you’re a U.S. citizen who believes the U.S. government should be controlled by the people? Then obviously you’re a dangerous person.

Subversives who think government is corrupt and should be controlled by the people face 10 years in prison and a $25,000 dollar fine if they fail to register with authorities in South Carolina, in another chilling example of how free speech and dissent is being criminalized in America.

The state’s “Subversive Activities Registration Act” is now officially on the books and mandates that “Every member of a subversive organization, or an organization subject to foreign control, every foreign agent and every person who advocates, teaches, advises or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States … shall register with the Secretary of State.”

Read more at Infowars.com.

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Minnesota Man Convicted of DUI without Even Driving

The precedent is being set to prosecute prior to the commission of a crime.

It seems like it could be a storyline out Steven Spielberg’s 2002 movie, Minority Report: a Minnesota man was convicted of a DUI offense in a car that wasn’t moving. What’s even more surprising: the car wouldn’t start at all.

As it turns out, getting a bit tipsy and stumbling out of the house to sleep it off in the car may make you a felon. It happened to Daryl Fleck.

That he’d consumed about twelve beers is not in dispute. His felony conviction for drunk driving, even though his car was not running and legally parked, has earned him 48 months in custody and five years of probation.

It started one night in 2007, when when a neighbor at Fleck’s apartment complex alerted police, they found him sleeping in his car, with the driver’s side door still open.

Appealed all the way to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Fleck’s conviction was ultimately upheld, though not without testing the elasticity of interpretation. Fleck obviously shares a fondness for beer with many Americans, though his prior DUI offenses did not win friends on the jury.

Read more at AOL Autos.

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