The War on Lemonade Stands! Nanny of the Month (June 2011)

This Fourth of July weekend think about what truly represents freedom: Old Glory, the Liberty Bell, and an ice-cold glass of lemonade.

This month's lineup of busybodies includes two regulars: the FDA, which is slapping new, more graphic, possibly counterproductive, warning labels on cigarette packs and the goldfish grabbers on San Francisco's Animal Control and Welfare Commission.

But top dishonors go to the sour bureaucrat who put the squeeze on a group of kids for running a lemonade stand. Sure they were raising money for a worthy cause (pediatric cancer research), but they were doing it without a permit, and that's why they got slapped with a $500 fine.

Presenting Reason.tv's Nanny of the Month for June 2011: Jennifer Hughes of Montgomery County, Maryland's Department of Permitting Services!

The episode sparked so much outrage that the county eventually backed off, but this is no isolated incident. Across America, the permit police are cracking down on pint-sized peddlers of liquid freedom.

Just over one-minute long.

"Nanny of the Month" is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Opening animation by Meredith Bragg.

To watch past "Nanny of the Month" episodes, go here: http://www.youtube.com/reasontv#p/c/2DD00E99B83A258A

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[Booofrthefirst]

Whenever they attempt to take away our Freedom and Liberty, they always say it's for "safety". Who keeps us safe from govt thugs? Who keeps us safe from TSA pedophiles who molest our children? Who keeps us safe from politicians who send our good jobs overseas, & send our heroes to die under UN orders? Who keeps us safe from the Fed devaluing the dollar? Who keeps us safe from FDA-sanctioned poison in our food?

We don't want their kind of "safety". Tell them that!

Ron Paul 2012!

[TiaSaysSo]

When life gives you lemons,you then owe the government back-tax.

[TheIndiana219]

Come on know this shit getting out of hand when a kid can't sell some dam leamonade knowing the whole neighborhood probably. Knows her welcome to America

[felpaluche]

I'm halfhearted about this.

[gilgamesh1962]

@brucebannerization You have the freedom to choose between two corporate sponsored candidates every 4 years, no matter what side you choose, Democrat or Republican, you always lose. but at least you get to choose the one who will stick it to you.

[TheNorthwestReport]

The girl at the very end is a classic. I sense a future fighter for liberty.

[warpedwiselegoman]

@zues998 well you weren't comparing liberals and libertarians,now were you?you said liberals are fascists,which is completely false,no matter how opposing liberalism and libertarianism are!

[zues998]

@warpedwiselegoman There's a diffrence between Liberal and Libertarian, infact they're pretty much opposites.

[warpedwiselegoman]

@zues998 ...i hate to be the one to tell you this but "liberals" are on the EXACT OPPOSITE END OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM."liberal" and "fascist" are goddamned antonyms for christs sake!

[martinkilroyas]

The Nanny State strikes again!

[possenti]

@brucebannerization WTF is Freedom?  Your right to choose between Coke or Pepsi (but not a girl's lemonade stand), Burger King or McDonald's, Home Depot or Lowes, or whatever our corporate masters offer you.

[zues998]

Fuck liberals and fuck conservatives, they're nothing but a bunch of close minded Nazis! Libertarian! Minimum Government Maximum freedom!