Keeping your mouth shut if you choose to do so is your basic right, and government exists to protect that right, among others. Our world is upside-down, but the rotation has been so slow we don t seem to realize it. The idea that necessity, or the perception of it, justifies the rape of the citizens rights, is laughable. See how far that excuse will get you. On the other hand, demand that government respect your rights with respect to its, say, taxing policies, and good luck.
Government regards any such demands as frivolous.
If they can t figure out a way to do that, maybe they should get out of the government business until they can do it legitimately. Paul Hein , an ophthamologist, is author of All Work and No Pay . Copyright 2000 Paul Hein.