Identity Cards: Threat to Freedom

“Those willing to give up a little liberty for a little security deserve neither security nor liberty.”

That was true when Benjamin Franklin said it and it’s true today. Here in Britain, we seem to have forgotten what democracy means; many of us behave as if we must do as the government decrees. In a democratic society it is the job of government to carry out the will of the people, not the other way round, they work for us we don’t work for them We need to put that authoritarian Home Secretary Blunkett in his place and remind him for whom he works!

The greatest threat to our freedom is not terrorism or the chance of war with other countries; the greatest threat is our own government. Freedom is a precious thing but it places the burden of responsibility and duty upon those who desire it, each of us has a duty to ensure that tight rein is kept upon those we elect to govern the country. The introduction of Identity Cards is just another example of how an out-of-control government tries to further erode our freedom. I say further erode because we are already in deep trouble, we are spied upon everywhere we go, it’s a simple matter for government to monitor us if they want to. Use a mobile phone, an ATM, a credit card, buy an airline ticket; you leave a computer trail behind you If we allow ID cards then soon afterwards I predict we will be asked to show them when making certain purchases, checking into hotels or making travel arrangements etc.

Personally, I will NEVER under any circumstances carry an ID card. I was born of a Scottish mother and an English father, I am truly British, I DEMAND and will FIGHT for, the freedom my forbears died for. To add insult to injury they have the audacity to expect us to pay for the cards! If we fall for that nonsense then we truly deserve what Franklin said, neither security nor freedom.