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The government has already encroached into the health care system. This weekend, I was having a prescription filled. I was second in line. The woman in front of me looked like a soccer-mom who was straight out of middle-class America. She wanted to buy some non-drowsy Claritin. The pharmacy technician said, ‘You have to have positive identification.’ The woman presented her driver’s license, and the pharmacy tech scanned the license and said, ‘I’m sorry, your license is invalid, it expired three days ago, and I can’t sell you any Claritin.’ The woman took a step back, looked confused, and managed to choke out, ‘What?’ The clerk said, ‘It’s part of Big Brother’s ongoing effort to stamp out illegal drug use.’ The woman again said, ‘What?’ The clerk explained that non-drowsy Claritin could be used in making methamphetamine. For the protection of everyone, precautions have to be taken before anyone can buy non-drowsy Claritin.
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Saudi King Abdullah wants to clamp down on Muslim clerics who issue odd religious decrees. This is a great idea unless you live under the direction of one of the clerics who issue odd religious decrees. You must follow the decree or suffer the consequences which are Draconian. Good luck to the King and the rest of the world.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald M. Heavrin,
Health monitor