That's what I was thinking. This can never happen in the U. S. Get a grip people. They can't throw you in prison for posts on freerepublic.... Wait, someone is knocking on my door. Who could that be at this hour?
I remember back during the Clinton administration, the then president was supposedly plotting to overthrow the Constitution and make himself lifetime dictator. Y2K was going to be the catalyst that would allow him to impose martial law and hence seize power for himself. I personally knew people that bought into this line of thinking. I wonder if they look back at their erstwhile beliefs and feel embarrassed - as they should - or if they’ve moved on to a new conspiracy theory.