George W. Bush's "war on terror" has been an easy excuse to wage a war on democracy. The White House works hard at keeping the American people in fear, so that they'll be willing (even eager) to accept his gradual distruction of the Constitution and his elevation of the Presidency to a position that stands above the law. It's for our own good, they tell is. It's to stop the terrorists who want to destroy our freedom.
Who needs terrorists when Bush is doing a fine job of destroying our freedom all by himself (with help from Rove, Gonzales, and the rest of that motley crew)?
There are some particularly good articles on the Web this week that elaborate on this issue. Read them and take them seriously:
• Rowan Wolf: A Slow Motion Coup
• Robert Parry: Bush's Garroting of Democracy
• Jim Hightower: Inside Donnie Rumsfeld's Orwellian Pentagon
In closing, I must once again quote that great Philadelphia patriot Ben Franklin, who is surely spinning in his grave as you read this. He wrote, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Trust Ben Franklin.
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