[FormerLurker]

Those who do not worry because George W. Bush is president might want to consider the consequences of massive government surveillance under the control of a President Hillary Clinton.

Ah, but we have nothing to fear from a REPUBLICAN controlled Congress according to most people here on FR. Right.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

The truth is we cannot trust the government no matter the party in power. The founders knew that more than two hundred years ago. They sought to limit government. That effort failed in 1865. The federal government has been a rapidly growing monster since that year.

As Gerald Ford said (paraphrase), "A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got."