Bonfire of the Liberties December 3, 2007

by Will

Will Grigg's Liberty Minute

December 3, 2007

In a totalitarian state, every individual ? regardless of his occupation ? is required to be an informant at all times. The very possibility that a friend, co-worker, or helpful bureaucrat might be acting as the eyes and ears of the State is used to compel subjects to submit.

Acting on this principle, the Department of Homeland Security has been training firefighters for what the Associated Press calls ?a new role as lookouts for terrorism.? Unlike police, firefighters and other emergency personnel can occupy private property without warrants, both for the purpose of fighting fires and for conducting safety inspections.

Guidelines published by the Department of Homeland Security instruct firefighters to be alert for anyone ?who is hostile, uncooperative, or expressing hate or discontent with the United States.? This information is then shared with the feds.

This program is eerily similar to the futuristic totalitarian world described by Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, in which firemen suppressed dissent by burning books.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.

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