DC> If that's the case, democracy as we know in this country will be  a
 DC> thing of the past.  

 ml> it is well on the way... look at the many recently enacted items that
 ml> are virtually identical to what was done in other countries that led
 ml> to very bad situations and several world wars... gun registration
 ml> being one... homeland security being another...  

 DC> Homeland Security scares me the most.  

you're not the only one... a real world example of gun registration is what
germany did...

 ml> i leave you with this quote...

 DC> Always a good one...

 ml> "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security,
 ml> deserve neither liberty or security!" 
 ml> --Benjamin Franklin

and too long for an origin or a tag line :(

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