Over the years, the power of government to interfere with our peaceful activities has grown relentlessly. Government routinely does things today that would have appalled Americans only a few generations ago. There is hardly anything that the government does not tax or regulate. And, led by President Clinton, it wants to do more. The government is spending a larger percentage of our incomes than it has in some time.
Tax revenues flow into Washington like water flowing downhill.
He actually wants to add people to Medicare, just as everyone is acknowledging that it is doomed to bankruptcy. He has his eye on day care as well. Environmental protection has been a cover for all manner of property takings and regulation. In spite of the mass carnage caused by the war on drugs, he wants to step up the ruthless persecution of people who peacefully consume disapproved substances. Perhaps most important, the president can take us into war without the authorization of Congress or the American people.