There is an entire population in our country that thinks the government should do "everything" for the people, including keep them safe from themselves and every possible mishap. So, they are willing to give away all of our freedoms for their safety.

Case in point, sometime ago I was on a popular web site dedicated to missing children. The prevailing view of posters on that site seemed to be that the government (be it local, state, fed, whatever) should have the absolute right to remove children from any home deemed "unfit" at any time. Who gets to decide "unfit"? This entire attitude scared me to no end and I left that site because my own beliefs are so different. Anyone who reads history knows that totalitarian government always wants to indoctrinate the young. These people truly cannot see where it ultimately leads.

A while back, in a less enlightened time in my life, I thought gun control was a good thing. Then I read a book called, "Unintended Consequences" and I've never looked at things the same.

I'm ready for the revolution.