Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

April 23, 2008

In the old Soviet Union, it was possible for anyone to be arrested at any time and charged with terrorism ? defined by that government?s constitution as any word or deed that could undermine the state.

Although we?ve not reached that level of despotism, the recent ?anti-terrorism initiative? Operation Sudden Impact illustrates that we?re far closer than most people realize.

That operation in Memphis, Tennessee involved more than 50 State, local, and federal agencies and funding from the Department of Homeland Security. It included traffic stops, raids on businesses, seizure of personal assets, and house-to-house searches. There was little to show for all of this effort and expense: A mere 332 people were arrested for outstanding warrants.

But the point of this exercise wasn?t to enforce the law; it was to help build a Soviet-style unitary law enforcement apparatus ? and to demonstrate how it could be used against the public, should our rulers deem it necessary.

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