Slip-Sliding Away

Am I the only one who sees the slippery slope this nation appears to have started on its way down? First, the so-called Patriot Act, which permits the government to treat its own citizens as criminals; then the charge by our friends in the religious right that the filibuster is a test of one's Christian faith (edging toward state religion?); now the national ID card--papers, please? You must have your government papers!

Never again, said the Jews in the wake of the Nazis. Time for all of us to note the similarities to the rise of the Third Reich, and demand "Never again!" before our own freedoms disappear.