Little Brother...

We have recently started reading the novel Little Brother for English class. It is so far interesting, and one that raises a lot of questions. After Marcus is released from the police, he finds that San Fransisco has been put under a type of police state. What if the government put us under martial law, and instead of letting go of that power when the danger was over, they kept the martial law state. Does the government have the power to do this? Yes, and there is nothing we could really do to stop them. The government has far too much power, in my opinion. Then again, I'm about as laissez-fairre as you can get. I want minimum government interference. But, reading this novel reminds me of our government. Are Obama and company wielding too much power? That is up for debate, he seems to be able to do whatever he wants, while not getting any blame for anything. I mean, he won a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing. If we're not careful, we might wake up one day to see Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, or Memphis under a martial law state. That, my friends, is one scary thought, and one I'm not looking forward.