I'm glad I don't live in California anymore

I'm glad I don't live in California anymore. Should we call it the nanny state or Big Brother? Either way, it's no place for conservatives.

Its courts are now questioning the rights of parents to homeschool
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59467

California attempts to control thermostats in private homes
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59639

Last summer, I was in California and a police officer pulled me over because my dad wasn't wearing his seat belt. The officer explained to me that we would both be ticketed, even though I was wearing my seat belt. He told us that we would not have to pay the new $80 ticket amount for it (however, we each got an $80 ticket in the mail). The officer explained that they were in the process of hiring a number of new officers just to enforce the seat belt law. I'm glad California has taken care of all other crime so that they can devote so much time and money to controlling all aspects of people's lives (and remember that it's not just the ticket that has to be paid for--California taxpayers are also covering the cars and salaries of the new officers along with their office space, and new bureaucrats they will hire to take care of these tickets, court costs, paperwork, etc.). At that time I thought, "I'm glad I don't live in California anymore," but they obviously aren't finished trying to control people's lives. What will California do next? Glenn Beck said that San Francisco was looking at hiring "garbage police" who would fine you $200 if they found recyclables in your trash!

Oh, but California will argue that they are all about freedom. This is the kind of freedom they support:

A California librarian was recently fired for reporting child pornography
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59457