Watching the children
Are we citizens or subjects?
Can you go to jail for watching your neighbors kids at the bus stop in front of your house to make sure nothing happens to them? Yes children, as subjects of the Michigan nanny state you just might.
A West Michigan woman says the state is threatening her with fines and possibly jail time for babysitting her neighbors’ children.
Lisa Snyder of Middleville says her neighborhood school bus stop is right in front of her home. It arrives after her neighbors need to be at work, so she watches three of their children for 15-40 minutes until the bus comes.
The Department of Human Services received a complaint that Snyder was operating an illegal child care home. DHS contacted Snyder and told her to get licensed, stop watching her neighbors’ kids, or face the consequences.
“It’s ridiculous.” says Snyder. “We are friends helping friends!” She added that she accepts no money for babysitting. ~wzzm13.com
The difference between a nation of subjects and a nation of citizens is that the authority of the state is supposed to dwell in and be derived from the citizens. Subjects, on the other hand, have no authority. They must obey or beg for permission to exercise their ‘rights’.
This erosion of liberty is all done ‘for our own good’ or ‘for the children’ of course.
A DHS spokesperson would not comment on the specifics of the case but says they have no choice but to comply with state law, which is designed to protect Michigan children. ~wzzm13.com
Subjects must ask for permission from our benevolent officials who watch over us for our own good. On the other hand, citizens can agree to do all kinds of things. Dangerous things. Risky things. The difference between a subject and a citizen is the definition of government itself. A government made up of citizens derives it’s power from the citizens. We are the government.
The philosophy of government for subjects is that our rights are given to us by government. What is given by government can just as easily be taken away by government.
We are indoctrinating subjects who will accept the arbitrary rules of the ‘officials’ who act more like the politburo or the local workers council:
An East Valley eighth-grader was suspended this week after he turned in homework with a sketch that school officials said resembled a gun and posed a threat to his classmates. ~eastvalleytribune.com
Through Healthcare reform and Environmental law like Cap and trade soon the nanny state will be monitoring every aspect of your life to see if you are violating any rules, regulations, or edicts — like how many calories you are intaking, or how big your carbon footprint is. Mileage tax using mandatory GPS in every vehicle. This will lay any and every action you take, from the littlest to the biggest under the watchful eye of our benevolent parental officials.