Recently, it was made public that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had labeled military veterans and people that are against abortion, against excessive taxation, and support the 2nd amendment as extremists in need of being monitored. In addition, a new bill before congress will give the head of the DHS the power to remove the 2nd amendment rights of any individual that is 'appropriately suspected' of potentially using a firearm to commit an act of terrorism. The bill, H.R. 2159, sponsored by Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., is called the 'Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009'.

This list of threats to our freedoms is endless and I could go on and on. ...

Recently, it was made public that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had labeled military veterans and people that are against abortion, against excessive taxation, and support the 2nd amendment as extremists in need of being monitored. In addition, a new bill before congress will give the head of the DHS the power to remove the 2nd amendment rights of any individual that is 'appropriately suspected' of potentially using a firearm to commit an act of terrorism. The bill, H.R. 2159, sponsored by Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., is called the 'Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009'.

This list of threats to our freedoms is endless and I could go on and on. Unfortunately, what is even more chilling is that our government is attempting to form a new public-private partnership by enlisting private individuals to do their dirty work. The only way we can respond is to become active in defeating bills such as the one above and to personally resist the temptation to report people that don't agree with us or don't mow their yards as often as we do. To the contrary, we should celebrate our ability to dissent as a hallmark of the American Revolution.