Freedom as a Ticket for Power by James Bovard

Bush’s concept of freedom hinges on omnipotent government as the savior of freedom. Attorney General John Ashcroft titled his 2003 tour to defend the USA PATRIOT Act, “Securing Our Liberty: How America Is Winning the War on Terror.” “Securing liberty” is the same pabulum recently recited by administration officials to justify the National Security Agency’s warrantless roundup of Americans’ phone calls.