Posted on 05/10/2007 5:02:46 AM PDT by oblomov
Sorry we rejects in IL keep electing this traitor/ashat. You would not believe how the Dems here (Lisa Madigan et al) have Communistically taken away the ability to purchase any medication easily. Instead of grabbing what you need off the shelf, you have to wait in long lines and have no control over what the yoyo behind the counter gives you.
Last time I wanted Wal-Mart’s version of Ny-Quil the clerk gave me a package with an expiration date only 6 months from the date of purchase. I told her ‘screw that,’ I’ll do without. Wal-Mart has stopped distributing most of their cheaper drugs in IL stores. Why bother??
This Big Brother crap is actually making us sicker. And those who want to make meth are going to get what they need anyway. Just like someone who wants to kill will get a gun even in a “gun-free” zone.
It’s a joke. Durbin’s a joke...and worse.
In MI you have to show ID and sign in on a log book.
I refuse, so I just suffer.
If enough people do the same the market will solve the problem.
Which is nuts. But then you get reported to Homeland Security now if you have more than 3 withdrawals from a savings account in a month. I got a nice letter from the bank about that yesterday/sarcasm.
Hmmm, and illegal Mexicans are everywhere. I wonder if there is a connection? /sarcasmoff
Hadn’t heard about bank acct. monitoring! Is that everyone or just those on the meth log book?
I was kind of amused. Someone in Washington is going to have to look at all my purchases at Lowes.
Senate Anti-Meth Caucus?
I see the problem right there. It will take away funding from the Senate Anti-Toenail Fungus Caucus.
Interesting, I wasn’t aware of that.
I wonder if they know they are giving MX smugglers a pay raise?
That's as far as I had to read to know more government intrusion into innocent lives and/or more loss of rights will be coming.
They've been monitoring bank accounts for a very long time. The magical number that triggers various reporting requirements (and penalties for not doing so) is $10,000, but the banks will report anything they see as out of the ordinary for your account.
The feds have also been able to look into your account for a long time without a warrant, and later Patriot Act-related legislation expanded that to almost any organization you deal with using money.
Are you sure that is Homeland Security and not banking regulators. I know savings accounts have very restrictive limitations on the number of withdrawls you can have per month. Mine has 6 per month total and 3 in person (I think). If you go above that, then the feds say that is really a checking account instead of a savings account on which different rules apply and you risk losing your account. This might just be some silly left over from depression era banking laws to keep people from making a run on the bank.
I do remember a threshold being 15k or 10k but hadn’t heard about the rest.
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There have been proposals that require you to register if you want to buy baking soda as well. I =really= hope that one passes.
It would point up rather nicely that drug warriors have become nothing but hysterical nanny state idiots.
Considering that most meth nowadays is made in Mexico and smuggled here, DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO VASTLY IMPROVE BORDER SECURITY, YOU TWITS?
The letter said Homeland Security, but it was from the bank.
Really odd in that I have taken a bunch of money out before and never had an issue.
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