California's Latest- $1,000 Fine For Throwing Footballs, Frisbees Or Building Sand Castles On L.A. Beaches

No, I'm not kidding.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors just passed an ordinance to raise fines to up to $1,000 for anyone who throws a football or a Frisbee on any beach in Los Angeles County. No baseball either, not even a softball or a whiffle ball. Nothing except beach balls.

What, you haven't heard about the hundreds of fatal Frisbee injuries on L.A. County's beaches? Oh, wait,I haven't either.

Sorry kids, no sand castles either. The ordinance also prohibits digging any hole deeper than 18 inches into the sand except where permission is granted for film and TV production crews only. Which of course the Board of Supervisors expects to make them pay through the nose for.

The Board of Supervisors would have you believe that this is about public safety. What it's really about is that the Democrat ruled county's desperate for more money to spend on their pet projects and they hope to catch a few hundred tourists or locals unfamiliar with the new laws who look like they have the money to pay these outlandish fines and soak them good.

Imagine getting charged a grand in fines because your kid had the temerity to make a sand castle at the beach.

This from a place that's officially a sanctuary city for illegal aliens and cheerfully welcomed the OWS crowd to camp out at Los Angeles City Hall and do better than a million dollars worth of damage they then shrugged and billed the taxpayers for.

They undoubtedly will catch some people..but the savvy locals will simply go south to Orange County or north to Ventura County to the perfectly good beaches there, and the budget conscious film and TV productions will continue their exodus from what used to be the home of the movie industry. I know a number of experienced people who are already finding film work tougher and tougher to come by.

If you're thinking of coming to Los Angeles, I'd advise you not to bother unless you're the sort of person who likes seeing train wrecks up close. Or at least if you do, stay off the beach.

I grew up here and I used to love the freedom, the great weather, the open air and yes, the beaches. During my touring days, I used to look forward to returning. Nowadays, I'm just running out the clock until it's time to leave.

California's Latest- $1,000 Fine For Throwing Footballs, Frisbees Or Building Sand Castles On L.A. Beaches

No, I'm not kidding.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors just passed an ordinance to raise fines to up to $1,000 for anyone who throws a football or a Frisbee on any beach in Los Angeles County. No baseball either, not even a softball or a whiffle ball. Nothing except beach balls.

What, you haven't heard about the hundreds of fatal Frisbee injuries on L.A. County's beaches? Oh, wait,I haven't either.

Sorry kids, no sand castles either. The ordinance also prohibits digging any hole deeper than 18 inches into the sand except where permission is granted for film and TV production crews only. Which of course the Board of Supervisors expects to make them pay through the nose for.

The Board of Supervisors would have you believe that this is about public safety. What it's really about is that the Democrat ruled county's desperate for more money to spend on their pet projects and they hope to catch a few hundred tourists or locals unfamiliar with the new laws who look like they have the money to pay these outlandish fines and soak them good.

Imagine getting charged a grand in fines because your kid had the temerity to make a sand castle at the beach.

This from a place that's officially a sanctuary city for illegal aliens and cheerfully welcomed the OWS crowd to camp out at Los Angeles City Hall and do better than a million dollars worth of damage they then shrugged and billed the taxpayers for.

They undoubtedly will catch some people..but the savvy locals will simply go south to Orange County or north to Ventura County to the perfectly good beaches there, and the budget conscious film and TV productions will continue their exodus from what used to be the home of the movie industry. I know a number of experienced people who are already finding film work tougher and tougher to come by.

If you're thinking of coming to Los Angeles, I'd advise you not to bother unless you're the sort of person who likes seeing train wrecks up close. Or at least if you do, stay off the beach.

I grew up here and I used to love the freedom, the great weather, the open air and yes, the beaches. During my touring days, I used to look forward to returning. Nowadays, I'm just running out the clock until it's time to leave.

Obama On New Spending Bill: 'Screw Congress, I'm Only Bound By The Parts I Like'

Before jetting off to his $4 million vacay in Hawaii, President Obama signed into law the 2012 omnibus funding bill....along with a signing statement that pretty much said he's only going to abide by the parts he likes and ignore over 20 policy riders passed by Cpngress, including riders on gun control, Guantamano, and keeping the President's "czars" from being employed by the White House. He also objected to Defense provisions in the bill that limit the president's ability to put troops under foreign command and require 30 days advance notice to Congress for any use of the military which would involve more than $100,000 in construction costs.

This president has made extensive use of such signing statements, and they're scary because they point to another characteristic of the Obama Administration - its contempt for law when it gets in the way of the almighty agenda.

I can here the Obamabots churning over this from here and screaming "Bush did it too", the typical reply ten-year-olds use on the playground when caught in some misdeed.

That's your standard, the conduct of a president you hated? That makes it OK?

President Bush indeed 'did it too', and the fact that he did it far less egregiously and often than President Obama doesn't excuse it - any more than it excuses President Obama.

And keep in mind that things change. What President Obama is getting away with today sets precedent of what a different president can get away with tomorrow. And you just might not like the results.

Obama On New Spending Bill: 'Screw Congress, I'm Only Bound By The Parts I Like'

Before jetting off to his $4 million vacay in Hawaii, President Obama signed into law the 2012 omnibus funding bill....along with a signing statement that pretty much said he's only going to abide by the parts he likes and ignore over 20 policy riders passed by Cpngress, including riders on gun control, Guantamano, and keeping the President's "czars" from being employed by the White House. He also objected to Defense provisions in the bill that limit the president's ability to put troops under foreign command and require 30 days advance notice to Congress for any use of the military which would involve more than $100,000 in construction costs.

This president has made extensive use of such signing statements, and they're scary because they point to another characteristic of the Obama Administration - its contempt for law when it gets in the way of the almighty agenda.

I can here the Obamabots churning over this from here and screaming "Bush did it too", the typical reply ten-year-olds use on the playground when caught in some misdeed.

That's your standard, the conduct of a president you hated? That makes it OK?

President Bush indeed 'did it too', and the fact that he did it far less egregiously and often than President Obama doesn't excuse it - any more than it excuses President Obama.

And keep in mind that things change. What President Obama is getting away with today sets precedent of what a different president can get away with tomorrow. And you just might not like the results.

The UK's New Law: Internet Bans For Criminals And "A Wider Group Of Offenders"

The UK has a brand new law that enables police and courts to make use of what are called “cyber sanctions” to restrict access to the social networks and instant messaging services in cases of hacking, fraud and online bullying. Sex offenders and those convicted of 'harassment or anti-social behaviour' also can have their internet access restricted or terminated under the new law.

Officials are now looking into whether "cyber tag" technology could be used to monitor offenders and report to authorities if break their bail or sentence conditions by using the internet.

"The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office will consider and scope the development of a new way of enforcing these orders, using ‘cyber-tags’ which are triggered by the offender breaching the conditions that have been put on their internet use, and which will automatically inform the police or probation service," cyber security strategy said.

It added that if the regime is a success restrictions on internet use could be imposed on "a wider group of offenders".

Police forces across the country will also follow the example of the Met’s Police Central e-Crime Unit by recruiting “cyber specials”; internet experts will be encouraged to volunteer as special constables to help investigate online crime.

And exactly who will that 'wider group of offenders' consist of? People who don't don't hold the proper politically correct view of Islam, perhaps? People who have a differing view on Britons being disarmed, or who dislike the government's economic, immigration or foreign policies? People who have a dissenting view on Britain's participation in the EU? The possibilities are endless once this gets started.

And depend of some or all of these definitions of 'a wider group of offenders' to be instituted. Britain is fast approaching the status of a non-free country.

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The UK's New Law: Internet Bans For Criminals And "A Wider Group Of Offenders"

The UK has a brand new law that enables police and courts to make use of what are called “cyber sanctions” to restrict access to the social networks and instant messaging services in cases of hacking, fraud and online bullying. Sex offenders and those convicted of 'harassment or anti-social behaviour' also can have their internet access restricted or terminated under the new law.

Officials are now looking into whether "cyber tag" technology could be used to monitor offenders and report to authorities if break their bail or sentence conditions by using the internet.

"The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office will consider and scope the development of a new way of enforcing these orders, using ‘cyber-tags’ which are triggered by the offender breaching the conditions that have been put on their internet use, and which will automatically inform the police or probation service," cyber security strategy said.

It added that if the regime is a success restrictions on internet use could be imposed on "a wider group of offenders".

Police forces across the country will also follow the example of the Met’s Police Central e-Crime Unit by recruiting “cyber specials”; internet experts will be encouraged to volunteer as special constables to help investigate online crime.

And exactly who will that 'wider group of offenders' consist of? People who don't don't hold the proper politically correct view of Islam, perhaps? People who have a differing view on Britons being disarmed, or who dislike the government's economic, immigration or foreign policies? People who have a dissenting view on Britain's participation in the EU? The possibilities are endless once this gets started.

And depend of some or all of these definitions of 'a wider group of offenders' to be instituted. Britain is fast approaching the status of a non-free country.

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Drool Britania: How The UK Subverts Israel's Democracy

There was an interesting bill introduced in the Israeli Knesset this week that is long overdue. It would prohibit foreign governments and international agencies from contributing more than NIS 20,000 ( about $5,366 or £3,370 as I write this) to Israeli nongovernmental organizations per year. The bill was introduced by Likud MK Ofir Okunis, and has Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu’s support.

According to the bill, "inciting activity undertaken by many organizations, under the cover of human rights work, has the goal of influencing political debates, and the character and the policies of the state of Israel."

In other words, Israel is finally passing legislation prohibiting foreign countries from unduly interfering in its domestic politics. And that's appropriate, since the massive donations from places like the UN and EU have gone almost exclusively to Israeli organizations on the political far Left that are well out of the mainstream, like the Meretz Party,B’Tselem, Breaking The Silence,Terrestrial Jerusalem, Yesh Din, Peace Now, Ir Amim and Gisha.And as we'll see,to 'Palestinian' groups that aren't focused on democracy or human rights in the areas they rule but on undermining Israel's very existence.

Britain's Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould undoubtedly got a message from London, because he was quick to react by saying that the bill 'would reflect badly on Israel in the international community.'

Ambassador Gould is obviously just doing his job, passing on the sentiments of Her Majesty's government. But it's worth turning this around and asking how the UK's deliberate subversion of Israel's democracy looks to Israel.

Makor Rishon, an Israeli paper, recently published a British government document titled, “NGOs in the Middle East Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.”

And it's quite interesting reading. It shows that aside from Iraq, the British government gave a grand total of £100,000 to pro-democracy NGOs throughout the Arab world.

The total during the same period given to Israel's far left organizations was much bigger, weighing in at over £600,000.Between 2003-4 and 2009-10, the UK gave a whopping total of nearly £3.8 million to NGOs in Israel. As NGO Monitor details, these groups are heavily involved in political activity against the Israeli government.

These groups are involved in pushing an agenda that has been rejected by the vast majority of Israeli voters and could almost be said to be suicidal. But the UK has so little respect for Israel's democracy that it funds them lavishly, along with the EU and other donors who could be said not to have Israel's best interests at heart.The UK itself belatedly recognized this by taking some of these groups ( Yesh Din, Ir Amim,and Gisha) off its funding list in the future while retaining others who in practice are only slightly more subtle about their agenda

And Britain's largess to 'Palestinian' groups in the Fatah-led 'Palestinian' Authority, received about 400,000 pounds. For those of you whom are math challenged, that's a 10 to 1 ratio in favor of undermining the Middle East's only democracy as opposed to creating new ones in the Arab World. The 'Palestinian' groups included Defence for Children International – Palestine Section (DCI-PS) and the Holy Land Trust, which are heavily involved in the boycotts, divestment, and sanctions campaigns against Israel.

Funding these Israeli and 'Palestinian' groups would be comparable to Britain funding Code Pink, ANSWER and The National Lawyer's Guild here in America or Israel funding Islam4UK, Muslims Against Crusades or the British National Party in the UK, except it's even worse because neither America or Britain is surrounded by genocidal enemies.

When you attempt to actively thwart the will of the citizens of a democracy, you show your utter contempt for them.It's not Israel that should be concerned about anything 'reflecting badly' but the UK.

This legislation is long overdue, and Britannia should hang its head in shame.

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Drool Britania: How The UK Subverts Israel's Democracy

There was an interesting bill introduced in the Israeli Knesset this week that is long overdue. It would prohibit foreign governments and international agencies from contributing more than NIS 20,000 ( about $5,366 or £3,370 as I write this) to Israeli nongovernmental organizations per year. The bill was introduced by Likud MK Ofir Okunis, and has Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu’s support.

According to the bill, "inciting activity undertaken by many organizations, under the cover of human rights work, has the goal of influencing political debates, and the character and the policies of the state of Israel."

In other words, Israel is finally passing legislation prohibiting foreign countries from unduly interfering in its domestic politics. And that's appropriate, since the massive donations from places like the UN and EU have gone almost exclusively to Israeli organizations on the political far Left that are well out of the mainstream, like the Meretz Party,B’Tselem, Breaking The Silence,Terrestrial Jerusalem, Yesh Din, Peace Now, Ir Amim and Gisha.And as we'll see,to 'Palestinian' groups that aren't focused on democracy or human rights in the areas they rule but on undermining Israel's very existence.

Britain's Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould undoubtedly got a message from London, because he was quick to react by saying that the bill 'would reflect badly on Israel in the international community.'

Ambassador Gould is obviously just doing his job, passing on the sentiments of Her Majesty's government. But it's worth turning this around and asking how the UK's deliberate subversion of Israel's democracy looks to Israel.

Makor Rishon, an Israeli paper, recently published a British government document titled, “NGOs in the Middle East Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.”

And it's quite interesting reading. It shows that aside from Iraq, the British government gave a grand total of £100,000 to pro-democracy NGOs throughout the Arab world.

The total during the same period given to Israel's far left organizations was much bigger, weighing in at over £600,000.Between 2003-4 and 2009-10, the UK gave a whopping total of nearly £3.8 million to NGOs in Israel. As NGO Monitor details, these groups are heavily involved in political activity against the Israeli government.

These groups are involved in pushing an agenda that has been rejected by the vast majority of Israeli voters and could almost be said to be suicidal. But the UK has so little respect for Israel's democracy that it funds them lavishly, along with the EU and other donors who could be said not to have Israel's best interests at heart.The UK itself belatedly recognized this by taking some of these groups ( Yesh Din, Ir Amim,and Gisha) off its funding list in the future while retaining others who in practice are only slightly more subtle about their agenda

And Britain's largess to 'Palestinian' groups in the Fatah-led 'Palestinian' Authority, received about 400,000 pounds. For those of you whom are math challenged, that's a 10 to 1 ratio in favor of undermining the Middle East's only democracy as opposed to creating new ones in the Arab World. The 'Palestinian' groups included Defence for Children International – Palestine Section (DCI-PS) and the Holy Land Trust, which are heavily involved in the boycotts, divestment, and sanctions campaigns against Israel.

Funding these Israeli and 'Palestinian' groups would be comparable to Britain funding Code Pink, ANSWER and The National Lawyer's Guild here in America or Israel funding Islam4UK, Muslims Against Crusades or the British National Party in the UK, except it's even worse because neither America or Britain is surrounded by genocidal enemies.

When you attempt to actively thwart the will of the citizens of a democracy, you show your utter contempt for them.It's not Israel that should be concerned about anything 'reflecting badly' but the UK.

This legislation is long overdue, and Britannia should hang its head in shame.

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Big Government Run Amuck - Louisiana Bans Cash Sales On Used Items

This is such a comical example of the mindset of most of those who presume to govern us that it actually makes me giggle, even though the joke's actually on us.

The State Legislature of Louisiana in its wisdom just passed House Bill 195, which bans cash transaction for second hand or used items,unless the seller is a licensed pawnshop - they're exempted.

State representative Rickey Hardy ( a Democrat,of course), who co-authored the bill explained it this way, saying, "they give a check or a cashiers money order, or electronic one of those three mechanisms is used."




According to Hardy, the bill is targeted at thieves stealing anything from copper to televisions who then sell them for cash. Hardy thinks that somebody who just broke into a Garden District apartment in New Orleans and got away with an IMAC, some jewellery and maybe a TV set is going to ask the fence he deals with for a cashier's check or a money order, especially if he's going to rush from the fence to go hit up his connection for a fix or some crack.

"It's a mechanism to be used so the police department has something to go on and have a lead," explains Hardy.

Of course, if most of N'awlin's Finest ever did track down the kind of burglar I mentioned above and the stuff was in good condition, it would likely just end up in their homes. But then combatting crime isn't reallywhat this is about. I could be wrong,but I doubt even State Rep. Hardy is that stupid.

No, the idea of banning cash payments is designed to accomplish a number of other ends. When there's a money order, a credit card purchase or a cashier's check, there's a paper trail not to a criminal but to the seller involved. That means that sales tax has to be collected and remitted to the state, whether you're selling something out of a shop or at a garage sale (frequently known as tag sales in that locale) or gran'pa's old vintage radio or the gee-tar you stopped playing six months ago via a classified ad in the local paper or something like Craig's List. Th ebill evens targets non-profit sellers of used items like Goodwill. Not only is it designed to collect more tax but to collect additional fees for reseller permits and allow Big Government to add a whole new layer of regulations and regulators and additional law enforcement.

It also makes it easier for Big Government to add special new and improved taxes and fees on any particular items it thinks it can - used cars or firearms, for instance. Or to ban legal sales of them entirely. Read between the lines on that one.

Another benefit for fans of Big Government is that it creates an entirely new criminal class out of generally law abiding people, who usually have enough money and property to be capable of paying hefty fines if they're caught.

The ones targeted will of course be generally law abiding, because the criminals the bill is supposed aimed at aren't going to give a damn about breaking a new law. They and those they deal with will keep right on doing business as usual.

By the way, I wouldn't want anyone to go away thinking this was anything less than a bi-partisan effort. Not only did this bill pass with majorities from both parties, but it was signed into law by Republican Governor Bobby Jindal, someone some folks still cite as a 'conservative' icon.

Yes, there are Republicans who enable Big Government too...when it's doing something they like.

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Big Government Run Amuck - Louisiana Bans Cash Sales On Used Items

This is such a comical example of the mindset of most of those who presume to govern us that it actually makes me giggle, even though the joke's actually on us.

The State Legislature of Louisiana in its wisdom just passed House Bill 195, which bans cash transaction for second hand or used items,unless the seller is a licensed pawnshop - they're exempted.

State representative Rickey Hardy ( a Democrat,of course), who co-authored the bill explained it this way, saying, "they give a check or a cashiers money order, or electronic one of those three mechanisms is used."




According to Hardy, the bill is targeted at thieves stealing anything from copper to televisions who then sell them for cash. Hardy thinks that somebody who just broke into a Garden District apartment in New Orleans and got away with an IMAC, some jewellery and maybe a TV set is going to ask the fence he deals with for a cashier's check or a money order, especially if he's going to rush from the fence to go hit up his connection for a fix or some crack.

"It's a mechanism to be used so the police department has something to go on and have a lead," explains Hardy.

Of course, if most of N'awlin's Finest ever did track down the kind of burglar I mentioned above and the stuff was in good condition, it would likely just end up in their homes. But then combatting crime isn't reallywhat this is about. I could be wrong,but I doubt even State Rep. Hardy is that stupid.

No, the idea of banning cash payments is designed to accomplish a number of other ends. When there's a money order, a credit card purchase or a cashier's check, there's a paper trail not to a criminal but to the seller involved. That means that sales tax has to be collected and remitted to the state, whether you're selling something out of a shop or at a garage sale (frequently known as tag sales in that locale) or gran'pa's old vintage radio or the gee-tar you stopped playing six months ago via a classified ad in the local paper or something like Craig's List. Th ebill evens targets non-profit sellers of used items like Goodwill. Not only is it designed to collect more tax but to collect additional fees for reseller permits and allow Big Government to add a whole new layer of regulations and regulators and additional law enforcement.

It also makes it easier for Big Government to add special new and improved taxes and fees on any particular items it thinks it can - used cars or firearms, for instance. Or to ban legal sales of them entirely. Read between the lines on that one.

Another benefit for fans of Big Government is that it creates an entirely new criminal class out of generally law abiding people, who usually have enough money and property to be capable of paying hefty fines if they're caught.

The ones targeted will of course be generally law abiding, because the criminals the bill is supposed aimed at aren't going to give a damn about breaking a new law. They and those they deal with will keep right on doing business as usual.

By the way, I wouldn't want anyone to go away thinking this was anything less than a bi-partisan effort. Not only did this bill pass with majorities from both parties, but it was signed into law by Republican Governor Bobby Jindal, someone some folks still cite as a 'conservative' icon.

Yes, there are Republicans who enable Big Government too...when it's doing something they like.

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Classic cartoon— "Targeted Legislation."

And oldie that still applies to the Obama agenda.  You can buy it on merchandise HERE.