It began with illegal spying on peace groups and others, went on to the very public and illegal arrest of Cindy Sheehan for wearing an anti-war t-shirt, and even resulted in the wife of a Republican Congressperson being removed from the President’s State of the Union Speech for wearing a shirt reading “Support our Troops.” Now we have everyday Americans fearful of being sanctioned because they share the name of an activist. Consider the e-mail I received yesterday:
I have the same name as you, I am a democrat, between moderate and liberal, am not very active politically…I googled my name for the fun of it and found YOU… I am worried that when I soon travel, my name or your name will be on a list? Have you had any problems?
Randy Shaw
Yes, It can happen here.
