RE: Words Matter

I am relieved to hear that you do not want rule by fiat. Where we disagree is in the degree of danger.

Government has too much power. I don't want my phones tapped. I don't want my property seized by a police officer because of a minor offense. I don't want the government telling me how to educate my children. However, the overt power grab of the current administration is a degree beyond where any other administration has dared to go. At least prior administrations acknowledged the power of the courts. They may have tried to get around the courts, but ultimately the courts prevailed. Previous administrations did not seize people off the streets and disappear them. Previous administrations used the power of the purse to influence universities, but did not actually take them over.

It is the brashness, the naked power grab, that terrifies me. There are no limits. Indeed, I wonder if by writing these words I may not some day be called to account. That's scary.

So sorry I write a lot. I appreciate your response and do not expect another. I wish you and your family good fortune. I wish that for all of us.