The Government Is Watching Me

I came home from school today, as I usually do, and I found little that was out of the ordinary. I did, however, notice that as I drove to where I turn into my culdesac, there was a car waiting to leave from it. I put my blinker on, and as I turned in, he turned right down a road that has no outlet.

I parked in my driveway and waited a few moments. I had just had a dress rehearsal for the school musical in which I am a lead character, and I wanted a short respite. As I sat there, this curious car entered my culdesac again. This time, he parked near its entrance.

After about two minutes of chilling, I got out of my car, grabbed my backpack, and headed inside. The car slowly circled my culdesac as I walked into my house. As he did so, I noticed that he had government plates. The ones with that American Eagle seal followed by a bunch of blue numbers.

My suspicion would have ended there, but the car turned down that same street with no outlet and returned for a third inspection. Shortly after he entered, my mom came in behind him, returning home from my little brother’s piano lesson. He pulled into a driveway, turned around, and left out the other street.

I believe this episode is a result of my recent actions. I recently wrote a letter and sent a copy to the Washington DC office of each of my congressmen. The letters went out of the mail on Monday, and this “surveillance” occurred on Tuesday.  I think that this is a result of my letters because I have never before seen a government vehicle in my neighborhood.  While no harm was done, I wonder if this is a precursor to a kind of despotism.

 According to many congressional websites, mail to DC will be delayed due to “security inspections” for anthrax and such substances. I am only forced to wonder if my congressmen will ever read the letters I sent them.

Letter 2 Congress

~ by demo318 on February 24, 2009.