Same As It Ever Was

And you may ask yourself

Am I right, Am I wrong?

And you may say to yourself

My God! What have I done?

--Talking Heads

Although the latest example of surrendering freedom in the name of security seems unprecedented, it can be seen as the latest in a long train of capitulations and compromises.

Typically, people don't first vote on it. Instead, liberty is compromised, then people consent to it. Government expansion happens first. People adapt to and live with it second.

People trading God's precious gift for some earthly good. Same as it ever was.