Rhetorical Analysis of "The Founders' Freedoms"
             In the July 4, 2004 issue of Orange County Register, a columnist by the name of Steven Greenhut wrote an article for the Commentary section titled "The Founders' Freedoms." According to the view of Steven Greenhut, our country has steered away from our forefathers' ideas of what freedom and democracy mean. As Greenhut states, "I often wonder whether Americans really understand and prize their liberties, or whether we are still a relatively free and prosperous land because we are living off the fumes of a once-great system." I think people should know the truth before they have pride in our nation. There is more to life then living the routine of work and sleep. The result, as shown in the article, is that the government is now given "unprecedented power to monitor Americans" and tell people how they must live their lives. In the early days of our great nation, government was setup to protect our "unalienable rights" and not interfere with the rights of state or city as put down in the Bill of Rights. Since then, the single focus of Government is to conform us to set routines with which to more easily govern us as a dictatorship. The issue for Greenhut is, should we allow our rights to be marginalized for the sake of a safe and secure system of government? I don't wish that for me, I want freedom.
             Greenhut's commentary is part of a bigger issue about the current status of our government. Government has always been controversial, but for many, inside and outside our great nation, our nation does not seem like the land of the free or opportunity more like a big bully. Since 9/11, the "War on Iraq", and the Patriot Act, a lot of individuals have questioned the motives of our government and noticed how little control we currently have over it. In an online forum called InReview, David Sarasohn stated, "Who is the REAL terrorist?"
             The fact that Greenhut brings up the topic of freedom o...