“The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.”

If only we had some folks in D.C. who thought this way now. Instead, ALL of them think they are there to serve their own interests--keeping power. NONE of them are interested in the long-term consequences of their actions. Signed, A sincerely fed up tax payer.

Welcome to the police state - "Amerika", a most powerful destroyer. Suicide is eminent - long live the Republic (freedom, thinking, speaking, writing, liberty, law, justice and rights) ! ! !

Where are people like Adams and Jefferson when we need them most.

Something we all should remember for all time. No matter what we do, there will always be dangers associated with unchecked, concentrated power. And writing about that has always carried a risk from 'the-powers-that-be'.