Nanny State Can Now Regulate School Bake Sales

Will there ever be an end to government intrusion into citizen's lives? Michelle Obama's child nutrition bill gives the government power to limit school bake sales.

Washington (AP) - Don’t touch my brownies! A child nutrition bill on its way to President Barack Obama – and championed by the first lady – gives the government power to limit school bake sales and other fundraisers that health advocates say sometimes replace wholesome meals in the lunchroom.

Republicans, notably Sarah Palin, and public school organizations decry the bill as an unnecessary intrusion on a common practice often used to raise money.

“This could be a real train wreck for school districts,” Lucy Gettman of the National School Boards Association said Friday, a day after the House cleared the bill. “The federal government should not be in the business of regulating this kind of activity at the local level.”

Nanny State Wants to Regulate Farm Dust

In the next step to completely takeover American's lives, Obama's EPA wants to regulate farm dust. Dust is a naturally occurring event, but then so is CO2 and the EPA has already moved to regulate it. Can cow flatulence be far behind?

News9 reported:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a crackdown on farm dust, so senators have signed a letter addressing their concerns on the possible regulations.

The letter dated July 23 to the EPA states, “If approved, would establish the most stringent and unparalleled regulation of dust in our nation’s history.”...