[Uncle Bill]

Hi poet. Yes, indeed. It almost seems planned. Spooky even.. "October 5, 1999".

Let's pass more tyrannical laws, that should do it. Let's spend more money too, that will help.

[TLBSHOW]

Hi poet. Yes, indeed. It almost seems planned. Spooky even.. "October 5, 1999".



Thanks to Bob Barr it ain't going to happen!

[poet]

"Let's pass more tyrannical laws, that should do it."

I've added a stanza since my prior posting due to the recent "homeland" law":

In the Name Of Security

The p.a.t.r.i.o.t act sticks in my craw
because it’s really a Gestapo Law,
the FBI gets more powers,
to spy on us 24 hours

In the name of security

Let’s not forget history,
of what happened in Germany,
the majority went along,
gathered in public throngs,
embracing all the wrongs

In the name of security

Cameras here, cameras there,
cameras everywhere.
on the corners, in the mall,
as our freedoms fall,
attached to traffic lights,
losing our privacy rights

In the name of security

Soon we’ll get ID cards,
as they build more prison yards,
they want us to watch the other guy,
an entire nation to spy

In the name of security

Giving power to strangers,
to people we don’t know,
presents future dangers,
as their power continues to grow

In the name of security

Ben Franklin said it best,
want to be like all the rest?
trade liberty for security,
then, only those in power will be free

In the name of security

Justification has begun,
we must keep terrorists on the run,
in the name of security,
you must give up your privacy

Now comes the "homeland" act,
can anyone deny the fact,
that America is no longer free,
all in the name of "security"?

Give it up for security,
just don’t include me,
you want safety,
I want to be free

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June 1, 2002