Wiretaps
Today at lunch we all got into a little debate or discussion about Bush and wiretapping the US people. There where two people who had the argument that it was fine to do so. They said they had nothing to hide and that it was worth it if the catch terrorists. I can understand there point except that it is short cited a little bit. They don't understand that Those susposid rules that the government has to follow arn't followed. The Government does what it wants and all they have to say is they where a threat, and listen in for hours. Bush is trying to take away people's rights. There is so much coruption in the government that it isn't funny. I can't stand that people willinly give up there rights so they can feal safe when all they are doing is being more controlled by the people we supposidly ellect. But waht I think he is trying to do more is push his morality off on to others. If wiretaps are so easy to do what is to stop a Christan Presidant to go after Muslums, or Jews, or budhists and just arrest them and hold them in jail. If Americans arn't carefull we may wind up like China. I think out of 45 minutes the debate with everyone lasted about 30 minutes. On other point that came up was the 9/11 attacks, and the point was made that they brought the war to us cause we where interfearing with the middle east. Yes clinton droped the ball with the middle east but they should have never been over there. Those people have been killing each other since before colubus got lost and found america and probably before the vikians came here, lets leave them alone and let them kill each other. If they can hate each other for that long lets not become there new Enemy. I'm sure someone will chime in here on this topic I hope.
This country was founded on the mistrust of the government. That is its bedrock! It saddens me to see people giving up their rights so willingly.
Here's another radical thought: the Government has no rights that we did not explicitly give to it. Think about it: the Government cannot do anything we didn't explicitly authorize it to do.
The "war on drugs", the "war on abortion", etc. are doing nothing but taking away rights from people.
Lets talk about pot. Who cares if someone smokes something that they grow in their own house? What's next? Cracking down on people who grow their own basil or parsely?
Same for the wiretaps. The FISA allows the Govt to come to it post-facto and seek approval. There was no need to do this. What worries me is that later on down the road when Jenna Bush is the president (bear with me), she might resort to wiretapping Greenpeace, Animal Rights people, Atheists, etc. etc.