by Catherine M. Farmer

About the author: Catherine M. Farmer is a freelance writer in Louisiana.

“I love my country, but I’m afraid of my government.” That’s not just a slogan on the bumper stickers of a handful of radicals. It also reflects the sentiments of a growing number of thoughtful Americans.

A Renegade Government

In spite of bipartisan pledges of governmental accountability, many citizens are more concerned about assaults from federal agents than attacks from common criminals. Although lawful, for now the odds are not good when defending oneself from a renegade government. When Randy Weaver tried to protect his family in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in 1992, from an unprovoked assault by some 400 federal agents, his wife Vickie, holding their baby in her arms, was shot through...