I don’t think we are headed dowon that path. Had 9/11 not happened, you might have been right, but the attack on the Pentagon, the WTC and flight 93 moved us into a diferent direction.
The elections will be a good test and I think it will become quite clear that we are moving differently than the UK or Europe for that matter.
I hope and pray you are correct.
I travel frequently in the UK. Motoring up the M1 one sees cameras on every (and I do mean every) overpass.
My better half got a very expensive ($110) traffic ticket in Wilmington, DE courtesy of a surveillance camera. The nice letter we got in the mail stated she did not come to a complete stop while turning a corner at a red light.
There are more and more cameras everywhere you look. Next time you are in a WalMart take a look around. You’ll be surprised.