Looking at public records (even library books) is not a prohibition on "freedom".
Government agencies keeping files on various activities is likewise not a prohibition on "freedom".
No wonder you don't think that you are free...
So I suppose you apply this to library books as well. Why would a person mind if their reading habits are monitored?
One nearby city keeps secret police files on those speak out on Constitutional issues.
American citizens are losing their right to a jury trial and a lawyer.
Individually, there are good justifications for all of these facts. Collectively, they're profoundly disturbing.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Patiot Act II should be out soon and the sunset provisions of Patriot Act I may be revoked in a few weeks.
Get the picture?
Looking at public records (even library books) is not a prohibition on "freedom".
Government agencies keeping files on various activities is likewise not a prohibition on "freedom".
No wonder you don't think that you are free...
No, American citizens are not in the process of "losing" their rights to trial by jury.
Now, some Americans can be DENIED the right to a jury trial if they are caught fighting Americans on a battlefield, as more than 1,000 Americans found out during World War Two after answering Hitler's call for all Aryan's to return to Germany to fight for the Reich (7 of whom were sent back to America to engage in sabotage via U-boats), but you don't stop a battle to hold a trial for your enemy simply because she still has U.S. citizenship (you simply shoot them).