When Freedom Cringes
Tuesday, January 10th, 2006In the name of National Security, I feel less secure from my own government.
First, a devilish troika of National ID Cards, GPS tracking of people and their devices, and monitoring credit card purchases would track anyone’s movements for any entity tapped into a national database, or for anyone who can provide a subpoena. Same thing. Next, we learn that the Feds are now free to wiretap - I mean eavesdrop - on any citizen at any time - openly endorsed by the Bushoviks. Now, I learn that the border patrol has been opening private correspondence in the name of National Security.
Add our recent penchant for holding “detainees” for indefinite periods to the mix, and I see a New American Century of jackbooted stormtroopers knocking on doors next. Has anyone vanished without a trace in the US of A yet? Soon, perhaps, beginning with the lefty bloggers…