By Selwyn Duke

Ronald Reagan once said that the nine scariest words in the English
language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” In thus
opining, he was simply reflecting an American tradition that began with
the Founding Fathers: a healthy suspicion of government.

And, now, despite rampant government dependency, it seems that this
tradition lives on. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey shows
that 56 percent of Americans consider the federal government an
“immediate” threat to their rights. Not surprisingly, however, where
citizens come down on the question is influenced by political
affiliation. Writes
CNN’s Paul Steinhauser, “only 37 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of
Independents and nearly 7 in 10 Republicans say the federal government
poses a threat to the rights of Americans.”

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