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Fly on the wall

June 17, 2009 - 9:20 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2009-06-18 18:03:51

Good news or bad news? Who will guard the guardians?

The Left says all the time that they worry about government intrusion into the lives of individuals, but decades of evidence shows that they are all for it, except possibly for their trophy of abortion.

From gun control to setting your thermostat for you, they are always thinking up new ways to control people’s lives. And when they get one level of control they always go for the next one.

Aside from the theatrical antics of the Left, I don’t know anyone who was the least bit concerned that the Patriot Act was going to intrude upon their life. And there are no known cases of it actually happening. But ask the victims of the Clintons’ machinations and of Prince Obamachivelli and you will hear a different story. I have no doubt they would use such devices to further their own ambitions.

And that is one reason why, in the face of all our setbacks, those who truly believe in individual freedom and limited government must keep up the fight. Because the Left does not even push buttons; they have people who do that for them. And if enough of those people see what is going on, they may salute and follow orders – but they may follow some of their own orders, too.