1984? I wish it was that good.

Well, we could sure use a few more Wellstone's these days. The congress just renewed provisions of the unconstitutional Patriot Act.

Despite the fact that there has not been a single conviction of a terrorist as a result of the Patriot act. Despite the fact that hundreds (or thousands by some accounts) of US Citizens, not immigrants or illegals, but Citizens have been arrested without charge, denied access to lawyers, held and interrogated without charges, sometimes for months. Despite all this, the mouth breathing public has not been outraged. You should be. What's wrong with this country?
The founding fathers and Colonists would never, ever have tolerated what the public today tolerates. Get up, get mad, don't accept it!

I've got two more quotes for you...

"They that would give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

"If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be... If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." - Thomas Jefferson