9 arrested for buying too much allergy medicine

It's happened again - this time in upstate New York.

The Nazis' mid-decade reauthorization of the Patriot Act established draconian limits on buying over-the-counter cold or allergy medicine. The federal limit is a mere 9 grams in 30 days, and you must sign a log every time you buy the frigging stuff.

Anyone with allergies can easily burn through 9 grams in a week. I know I have - at least back when you could still buy this product without being hamstrung by the Idiot Act.

Bush's sad excuse for a Justice Department has now charged 9 people in central and northern New York state with the "crime" of buying too much cold or allergy medicine. From what I can gather, none of the 9 people had any connection with each other. They were probably all people with allergies.

Apparently they were caught because the DEA (which is corrupt beyond hope) checked the logs they were forced to sign.

When people read that the 9 "suspects" are being accused of "drug charges", they probably think they're trafficking coke or something. But nope. From what I can tell (unless the accounts I've seen left out crucial details), their only "crime" is having allergies.

Meanwhile, the government continues to spew its warmed-over propaganda about the Idiot Act's "success."

(Source: http://www.wwnytv.net/index.php/2008/08/27/two-lowville-men-arrested-on-federal-drug-charge)