Will Grigg's Liberty Minute

January 4, 2008

While our government has been busy promoting democracy abroad, it has created a framework for an all-encompassing surveillance society at home. That is the key finding in a recent study produced by Privacy International and the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

According to the study, 2007 marked the year the United States became an ?Endemic Surveillance Society,? the worst of seven possible rankings. Other countries listed in that category include Russia, China, Singapore and Malaysia. Incredible as it may seem, the US fares worse in the survey than some formerly communist-ruled nations, such as Romania.

The study's authors conclude that their findings ?show an increasing trend among governments to archive data on the geographic, communications and financial records of all their citizens and residents. This trend leads to the conclusion that all citizens, regardless of legal status, are under suspicion.?

And leading that movement away from individual liberty is none other than government of the United States of America.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.