Think Locally

The slippery slope exposed! From U.S. News & World Report:

U.S. News has identified nearly a dozen cases in which city and county police, in the name of homeland security, have surveilled or harassed animal-rights and antiwar protesters, union activists, and even library patrons surfing the Web. Unlike with Washington's warrantless domestic surveillance program, little attention has been focused on the role of state and local authorities in the war on terrorism.

The classic argument for increased government surveillance goes something like this: if you are not breaking the law, you have nothing to worry about. Can someone please explain to me when free speech became an unlawful act?

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