http://www.freedomradio.us/documents/html/homelandquiz.htm Who Made The Following Statement? "An evil exists that threatens every man, woman, and child of this great nation. We must take steps to insure our domestic security, and protect our homeland." a) Dave Matthews b) George W. Bush c) George Clooney d) Hitler If you chose B, you're wrong, but the fact that it sounds like it could have been said so recently, should give you pause when you learn that in fact it was: D. Hitler, who made the statement as argument for the necessity of creating the Gestapo. (a contraction of the German words for "secret state police") Consider this the next time you hear any politician, talk radio show host, news anchorman/woman, government "official" or even your friends, or family members talk about the need for "Homeland Security", "Total Information Awareness" or any of the other Orwellian sounding even in name "agencies" to be proposed since 9-11-2001. Let us not build the 4th Reich out of fear and a lack of conviction that individual freedom is what has made the united States of America the great Republic it has been, is, and can continue to be. Yes, America is a Republic. We are not a Democracy, the founders knew the difference and described Democracy as "repugnant to a free people". Democracy is a form of Socialism; majority rules. In a Republic, in America, every person has inalienable rights, that no individual, organization, government, institution or other "majority" can take away, so don't give them away willingly or out of ignorance. Preserve America's liberty for future generations.