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Clear Public Satellite Imagery Tantamount to Yelling Fire
TechDirt pointed out a recent bit of foolishness as a followup to California Assemblyman Joel Anderson's push to force Google and other online mapping/satellite companies to blur out schools, churches, and government buildings. When pushed, apparently his justification was that leaving these buildings un-obscured is the same as shouting fire. "News.com ran an interview with Anderson, where he attempts to defend his proposed legislation as a matter of public safety. He claims that there is no good reason why anyone would need to clearly see these buildings online, and that it can only be used for bad purposes. [...] Apparently, Anderson is the final determiner of what good people do and what bad people do with online maps."
He represents the wing-nut, right half of San Diego county including Borrego Springs, El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee and other hot spots. His web site has a nice picture of the San Diego skyline, but I guess no one told him it is not in his district. OTOH there isn't anything in El Cajon that I would take a picture of. He doesn't list an email address on his website but he does have an email form. You need to be thinking like B1 Bob Dornan to get elected from this turf.
Some mornings it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints to get out of bed.
Yeah, you put so much trust in our founding fathers. I spit in their faces.
They knew what a representative government would do, and how it removes the power from the people. They, instead, made voting apply to white male landowners.
Oh, and I just love the "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness".. Unless you're an injun or a nigger. Then youre hunted or a slave. Real liberty there.
And dont even mention what we did to our indigenous people here in the USA. The Indian nations had a constitution in the 1200's. We had Land contracts, which still exist to this day, that grant large tracts of land for price to the tribes. History greats like Andrew Jackson instead moved the military against them and slaughtered by the thousands.
No, the country was founded by people that got sick of the UK and other oppressive European states, and wanted to play dictator here too. And they knew damned well that they didnt want the populace to play government. The fact that they were scared shitless of democracy should give you a few hints of their motives.