Thermonuclear Pissed
Posted by TFG on May 24th, 2005
Scott asks Where are the small government conservatives?
The Texas Department of Public Safety responds to all criticisms with duplicitous doublespeak that boils down to, “Trust us, we’re the government, we’re only here to help.” Bottom line, DPS wants full access to personal data about all Texans, whether or not they’ve committed a crime, and they don’t want those pesky judges looking over their shoulder anymore.
The chief of the DPS drivers license division told me after this morning’s hearing she thought it was appropriate for law enforcement to have access to a biometric password to a business or personal computer, without a warrant, because “I trust law enforcement” not to abuse the authority. Really? Ever? Do you think it’s okay if police can have your computer password without a warrant, just because it’s a thumbprint or facial recognition biometric instead of letters and numbers? That will be Texas law if HB 2337 is enacted
The answer is “Right here, ready and willing…tell me what to do.”
This is what infuriates me about government. I spend a week out of town trying to make a living, a weekend catching up on freaking Canada (and trying to make a living), two days watching Big Washington Government do a job on America while working on my regular job (never mind, you don’t care), and here comes this baloney down the pike. Even someone who givs a flying eff is absolutely under siege from all the politicos trying to screw me. Yet all these “engaged” people (getting a damn paycheck for being engaged) wonder why the average schmuck like me retreats. So please, Lobbyist Boy, tell me what I can do, instead of chastising me for not freaking caring.
And just to piss everybody else off — I blame the GD idiotic local media for talking about “Black Girl” in Waxahachie. But asking a journalist to objectively cover an issue of this import is quite apparently purely unthinkable. So I have to get it from a lobbyist from the ACLU, and thank God that at least I have a place to find this shit out, so don’t take it the wrong way, Scotty boy…just tell me what I need to do.
May 25th, 2005 at 7:25 am
hey hansom, I tryed to e-mail charlie but it came back you really should call them. Keep me posted
May 25th, 2005 at 10:14 am
If we follow this DPS “logic”, we should also just give them the keys to our houses and cars while we’re at it, since you never know when they might need it and we can obviously trust them not to abuse it.
Pardon me while I go hurl…
May 25th, 2005 at 1:23 pm
I trust the government with only one thing:
my middle finger
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May 25th, 2005 at 2:17 pm
The Middle Finger and a surefit promise to screw up your life.
Good news! I get to visit with Kinky today at the Flying Saucer. Yeah, cool.
May 26th, 2005 at 1:16 pm
I hope like hell you have a strong Freedom of Privacy and Personal Information law that will stop this bullshit in its tracks.
May 26th, 2005 at 4:22 pm
All you can do now is call the Governor and tell him to veto HB 2337, my friend, that sucker passed. We tried to get media attention on this, but, truly, they either didn’t care or didn’t understand. I don’t know how it could have been stopped - it’s just an example of the police lobby getting what it wants, as they seem to more often than not.
Not sure, though, where ‘Lobbyist Boy’ chastised anyone for not caring. I fully understand I’m writing about obscure stuff most folks never think about. Indeed, I’m always surprised anyone’s reading it at all.
BTW, I’m willing to bet you wouldn’t swap my “damn paycheck” for yours. If you think I’m doing any of this for the money, you’re nuts.
sh
May 26th, 2005 at 5:18 pm
I knew you’d take it personal, Mr. Touchy. You did, though, say something about “Where are all the small government conservatives?”, I think. Since I are one, I felt chastised.
No, I wouldn’t swap paychecks. I’d swap brains, but not paychecks. Unless you want all the headaches, too. Then, well…let’s talk. I’m exhausted…
May 27th, 2005 at 6:18 pm
Why do I get the feeling that the chief of the DPS drivers license division uses her AOL account to send her friends emails typed in all caps which mostly have appended forwarded chain email things about if “you send this to ten of your friends right now Jesus will bless you with perfect health!!! and money!!! but if you don’t a meteor will crash onto your car!!! while you are driving your children to church!! It happened to Mrs. Paul Groton of Biloxi Mississipi and NOW SHE HAS NO FEET!!!!!”
July 20th, 2005 at 10:54 am
At least Texas will not follow suit with the Eminent-Domain boondoggle,our properties are safe-for now.