With every new law enacted by federal and state legislatures, every new ruling handed down by government courts, and every new military weapon, invasive tactic and egregious protocol employed by government agents, "we the people" are being reminded that we possess no rights except for that which the government grants on an as-needed basis.
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https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/dystopia_disguised_as_democracy_all_the_ways_in_which_freedom_is_an_illusion