After reviewing the Patriot and Homeland Security Acts, we sincerely recommend everyone pick up a copy of George Orwell's novel "1984" to read over the holidays. The socialists gave us the Newspeak. Now, under the guise of fighting terrorism, Republicans are giving us the continuous monitoring -- almost every violation of privacy modern technology makes possible. All we will be missing is the Orwell-type constant surveillance (the telescreen) while at home. On the other hand, information leaking from the White House indicates that President George W. Bush will soon be informing Americans that federal laws are somewhat arbitrary and capricious....
