Eric,



Thanks for posting this article…It at least shows someone from the “community” was at least represented in it…This is nice to see for once.



>>"First and foremost the most important thing is to protect the people. So when there's a safety factor involved in it that's a priority," said Gov. Crist.



Really Governor? Safety first? What a load tripe! Hey, accidents/tragedies happen on a daily basis Governor…Using your political-speak logic (which most certainly passed the environmental/conservation PR screening before release), the State of Florida should ban dogs, horses, and cattle – which also injure or kill Floridians on an annual basis...Safety First Governor.



As a bonus, they are ALL invasive, non-native species – brought by the Europeans when THEY invaded North America…And then there’s the native fauna to worry about – if you it TRULY is a matter of safety! Oh yeah, don’t forget to “ban” lightening as more people are in killed in Florida by lightening strikes than any other state in the union…Perhaps Governor, you can regulate God.



>> Along with looking into an all out ban on Burmese pythons, wildlife officials say they may also ask the state to stop allowing internet sales of those snakes.



This is unsettling to see as well as this is just the use of a tragedy to further the agenda (via propaganda) of the government…The control of information. Throughout human history (pick a century), totalitarian governments MUST control the flow of information and in the old days, this was a simple matter of making the newspapers disappear (later in history, the “checklist” included radio and TV).



Whether the “revolution” is by force – coup (Soviet Union, Cuba, etc) or through subversion from within (post WWI Germany, Great Britain and what’s happening in the US) – the only “message” that can be heard by the people must originate from the government (or its authorized minions).



When a centralized government wants to “control” a thing (or activity), it regulates it and once regulated, it can then be banned…If they are successful in “regulating” the internet (using this “tragedy” as the propaganda banner), then this will be used as the legal precedent for future internet regulation…



Just as the ECO-WACKO’s have done with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Lacey Act, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), etc…These acts are ALL cited as legal precedents when it goes before Congress – to solve a new problem or address something that wasn’t covered with the original Public Law – or when it eventually goes before the Supreme Court when challenged.



At the time of the Constitution, “electronic” news (only printed) didn’t exist but some how, one “electronic” media is deemed Constitutional (TV news) and another isn’t (talk radio)? I guess in the "enlightened' world, you can pick and choose the unpopular "speech" the people can hear...



Later,

Jim.
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