Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

December 11, 2008

For two years, a young woman in her twenties known as either Lucy Shoup or Lucy McDonald attended protest rallies of various kinds in Maryland. Even though Lucy never took a hands-on role in preparing protest materials or handing out flyers, she was a diligent note-taker.

Thus it comes as little surprise to learn that Lucy was an undercover officer for the Maryland State Police. What did come as a surprise was the fact that the State Police, using Lucy?s findings, listed 53 people in its federally funded database of potential terrorists.

Most of those listed were environmental activists, or opponents of the Iraq war or the death penalty. Others were pro-life activists. None of them had done anything to attract the hostile attention of the government apart from organizing to express their views.
Apparently, that?s all it takes now to be considered a potential terrorist.

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