The greatest threats to our freedom by Lee Enokian
1. Individual freedoms (7): Excessive legislation and regulation has brought various levels of government into every facet of our lives. The REAL ID Act, Patriot Act, criminalization of euthanasia and expanded police powers are examples of this.

2. Increased taxes, government spending and inflation (4): There are too many punitive and unfair taxes that serve political ends rather than the needs of the nation.

3. Eminent domain and private property rights (3): Recent rulings set a precedent for easy government seizure of property belonging to individual Americans.

4. Biased and liberal education (3): Too many teachers use their classrooms as private political forums to expound upon their personal beliefs. Another respondent stated that academia has become too conservative and controlled.

5. Elimination of Christianity from the public eye (3): The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. Another person stated there is too much stress on religion in education and public life.

6. Judicial activism (3): Extra-constitutional court rulings and re-interpretation of the Constitution jeopardizes the separation of powers and places undue emphasis on the judiciary.


- posted by SARTRE @ 7:13 PM