Re: The Bill Of Wrongs
JB said:
My liberties have not been depleted a bit. Well, flying commercial is pretty tough, but I agree that is necessary. I just won't fly unless I am going somewhere that I can't drive to.
If treating our enemies and suspected enemies harshly and listening to international communications involving suspected enemies is the price of security I will pay that price.
I don't think the left, even in the midst of wailing about fewer casualties in 4 years than one day on Tarawa, understand that we are at war with people who want to come here and slaughter mothers and children. They seem to want to love them to death and hate those who would protect us to death.
The problem is, JB, you have no idea, since they are listening in without any sort of warrant or authority, who they are listening to, or why they are listening.
I, and any other "liberal" I know, have no problem with our government listening in to any terrorist phone calls. All we ask is that at some point, they obtain a warrant thru the authority of some court that that is in fact what they are doing, and only doing. If the law is too cumbersome, fine, let's have an open debate and change the law--not ignore the law
We already know they have expanded this authority to Quakers, for whatever reason, and who knows who they will expand it to next. You apparently assume you can trust the government to do only what is in your interests. I don't, and I believe the historical record bears that skepticism out.
You are apparently far braver than I, and lots more trusting. Remember, Hillary may well be the next person that has this unlimited and unchecked power!
