At What Cost "Protection"

It's amazing to me what our government attempts to do, all in the name of "protection."  There are times that I wonder where the understanding of the founding ideals of our country has been ferreted away, as it is surely not in the minds and pens of those in Congress.

Please, take a moment to view the videos on the Off Grid Survival blog, as they are quite enlightening.

From Off Grid Survival Blog:

In a disturbing speech from Rand Paul on the senate floor, we learned today that the government considers having guns or more than 7 days of food a possible terrorist activity.

In the speech Rand Paul says “Someone who has guns, someone who has ammunition that is weather proofed, someone who has 7 days of food in their house” can be considered a potential terrorist by the federal government.

He warns that under a new provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act the federal government could lock you up indefinitely if you are suspected of activities that they consider terrorism related. That’s right the military will now have the power to lock up anyone, even American citizens without due process and without being convicted of a crime.

Full post from Off Grid Survival

CDC Warns of New Swine Flu Strain - ABC News

U.S. health officials remain on the alert for additional cases of a new swine flustrain that infected three Iowa children this month.

Since July, 10 Americans have been sickened by S-OtrH3N2 viruses that picked up a gene from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The new flu strain combines a rare influenza virus (H3N2) circulating in North American pigs and the H1N1 virus from the 2009 outbreak. New flu strains develop when flu viruses combine in new ways. They can pose health risks because people haven’t yet developed immunity to them.

CDC Warns of New Swine Flu Strain - ABC News:

Are You Prepared?

With all of the natural and man-made disasters to befall the world recently, many more people are beginning to rethink their ability to survive horrific circumstances.  Unfortunately, not enough are considering and acting on how to be prepared.  It's often blamed on either an "it won't ever happen to me" or "I can't afford to prep." While I can't do much about the first (except to remind folks of the Japanese Tsunami or the tornadoes that devastated the Southeast on April 27 of this year) there is a great post dealing with the second on the Apartment Prepper blog.  Please, do yourself a favor and check it out!

Prepping on a Budget - The Apartment Prepper