Gallop published a poll stating that nearly half of
the American people believe the federal government is an immediate threat to
their rights and liberties. This is
understandable considering the current administration has expanded the administrative
state at an alarming rate.
Never before in American history has the federal
government intruded upon our lives as of now.
We’ve witnessed various agencies harass political opponents with
impunity. Recently, an elected official
in Kentucky was arrested for exercising her religious beliefs, a direct
violation of her First Amendment rights.
That maybe a first since the founding of our republic.
Gallop, of course, mitigated their findings with the
following explanation:
The fact that almost half of Americans see the federal
government as an immediate threat to their lives and freedoms may appear
alarming at first, perhaps conjuring an image of Americans worrying that the
government will be breaking down their doors and engaging in random arrests of
private citizens.
But two findings mitigate against this
type of more dramatic interpretation. First, the fact that Democrats and
Republicans have flipped in their probability of holding these views when the
administration changed in 2009 shows that these attitudes reflect more of a
response to the president and disagreement with his policies than a fundamental
feeling about the federal government in general
A change in president and policies will not reduce
the size of government. These
bureaucracies will continue to expand their powers. And let’s not forget the Supreme Court. They are just as much of a threat as any
federal bureaucrat.
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