What does everyone think about this quote?

"I’m not here at as a serf or a vassal. I’m not begging my lords for mercy. I’m a born-free American woman, wife, mother and citizen. And I’m telling my government that you’ve forgotten your place. It’s not your responsibility to look out for my well-being and to monitor my speech. It’s not your right to assert an agenda. Your post, the post that you occupy exists to preserve American liberty. You’ve sworn to perform that duty. And you have faltered"

-Becky Gerritson at today's IRS hearing

?2013-06-04T11:00:18Z

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I'm all for liberty, but I do think the government does have a responsibility to look out for my well-being at least to the extent of guarding me against other people who try to take away my other liberties. Of course you do sacrifice some liberty for safety, but if we didn't people would be free to just go around killing who ever they wanted with no consequences.

I do believe the government has over stepped some boundaries, but we have to look logically at it.

Anonymous2013-06-04T17:47:33Z

Well said, and true on all counts.