Getting back our liberties Posted: December 17, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 Creators Syndicate, Inc. Last week's column, "Let's Do Some Detective Work," provided unassailable evidence that the protections of liberty envisioned by the Constitution's Framers mean little today. I was pleasantly surprised by the responses from fellow Americans expressing disgust and fear over what our nation is becoming. Several asked how we can regain our liberties. My short answer is: I'm not sure they can ever be recovered. Let's look at it. We all have a moral obligation to pay our share for constitutionally mandated functions of the federal government, but...