Help, I'm being repressed.

• Author: Balko, Radley
• Position: Briefly Noted - Brief article

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The URL alone is striking: yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk. The site is the brainchild of British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who says civil liberties will be a priority in the new coalition government.

The website launched in July with an invitation to British citizens to nominate laws and government programs for termination. It has three front-page categories: "Restoring civil liberties," "Repealing unnecessary laws," and "Cutting business and third sector regulations." Users are speaking up for causes ranging from ending drug prohibition to permitting overnight stays in national parks.

The site's mission...