Every government that ever existed sought the same powers: total control over all resources, all property, all thought and speech– –and the authority to kill all who resist.
Now the U.S. government- – -the president and most of the prominent members of the Senate – – are (again) seeking to enact a “law” requiring all devices be open to the government. See here.
The justification, now and for centuries in the past, is “terrorism: a threat that is less likely to cause an American’s death than bee stings or lightning strikes.
