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Security. In one example, the website of the Department of Homeland Security uses the word "provide" or "provides" four times in a synopsis of the PATRIOT Act . The very use of the word "provide" creates an imbalance of power. Our parents provide for us and are in power when we are young; our teachers provide us with knowledge as we learn; our government should not be the providers of our nation. This implies that they hold power over us, no matter if we want to accept their "advice" or not.

One way that the United States Government can keep society in a state of immobilization is by covering their tracks. In 1984, one of the most famous quotations is the statement that "Who controls the past now, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past. One instance of this theory being used in the present government is evident in a high-tech cover-up. In December of 2003, the Washington Post reported that the White House had done some "web scrubbing" after their announcement that the Iraqi War would go over budget. A statement from one office aide claimed that the United States would only spend 1.7 billion dollars on the war. This was in October of 2003. When the budget began to reach into the tens of billions of dollars, instead of admit to their mistakes, the government decided to cover their tracks. In a manner that accurately represents the Ministry of Truth in 1984, the White House web page inserted the new numbers into the old quotation, and then deleted the links to any articles previously posted (as to prevent the public from seeing the old numbers) . Indeed, this is another way to immobilize the public, this time mentally instead of physically.

The most horrible atrocity of all is the use of sneak-and-peek searches by the government in connection with any crime, be it concerning terrorism or not. In Orwell's novel, there was a level of public surveillance that is unparallel to anything that has ever happened in the United States. However, the use of these searches without a warrant seems to be an indicator of the sliding scale of our privacy. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, "sneak and peek" warrants authorize law enforcement officers to enter private premises without the occupant's permission or knowledge and without informing the occupant that such a search was conducted" . The fact that the authorities have the ability to maintain a level of non-disclosure when they search an individual's property attests to the decline

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