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I spend a lot of time looking at the activities of the federal government, and how its grossly unconstitutional behavior impacts individual rights.  Unfortunately, local government are often just as bad, if not worse. Yes, you may still be living in a little tyranny even if Obama is tossed from office.

This Fox News story highlights just the latest example of local government’s Orwellian tendencies, this time in service of  eco-religion and financed by “stimulus” dollars.

In a growing number of cities across the U.S., local governments are placing computer chips in recycling bins to collect data on refuse disposal, and then fining residents who don’t participate in recycling efforts and forcing others into educational programs meant to instill respect for the environment.

…In Dayton, Ohio, chips placed in recycle bins transmit information to garbage trucks to keep track of whether residents are recycling — a program that incensed Arizona Sen. John McCain, who pointed out that the city was awarded half a million dollars in stimulus money for it.

…[I]n Cleveland … the trash police can fine you $100 for not recycling.

Cleveland will run reports on who fails to recycle consistently, and then it will send out the green cops, waste collection commissioner Ronnie Owens told ABC News.

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