Here's what really stood out about your post: you are writing it earnestly--as in expressing a genuine fear on your part. And many who read it (like myself), w

Here's what really stood out about your post: you are writing it earnestly--as in expressing a genuine fear on your part. And many who read it (like myself), will likely find your concerns to be at least somewhat reasonable. So, what does it say about how far we've come that we are so afraid of speaking out when we believe that our government is wrong? And it's not just wrong, it's among the worst wrongs a government can commit: violating the rights of the citizenry it is sworn to protect.