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01-28-2008, 07:29 PM #24
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*Breaking News* Majority leader Reid clears hurdle for Bush/Cheney spying bill
If all you are worried about is a conversation over the phone, what are you talking about they can nail you for...? (hypothetical question, not an accusation)
Unless you talk about the bank heist you pulled off last week, or the upcoming harvest and sale of your 60,000 watt gro-op, I'm confused as to the validity of most citizens concerns.
A couple of my reasons for not being concerned about this:
A) I'm not about to talk of stuff I truly feel might be taped. Common sence would prevent me from being so stupid.
B) I'm perfectly willing to have a couple of minor portions of my civil rights reigned-in for the sake of the rest of my fellow americans safety and security. Especially since I have no reason to fear an invasion into my life as a direct result of this bill. If this hurts the extremists feelings, I'm fine with that.
C) I, as do all voters, also hold the right to reject restriction of any of the other rights guranteed me in the constitution. As sometimes is the case, concessions must be made for the right reasons at the right time in history. It's not about losing a constitutional right. It's about gaining another tool in our fight for the sovereignty and safety of our country. Other times, other circumstances, other rights, yes...I'd fight tooth-and-nail to protect. But you just don't cut off your nose, to spite your face.
The constitution and the bill of rights are 'living documents' just as the framers of the United States had intended. They are not the end point, but the begining point. The bill of rights has been ammended many, many times in the past, and future times can/will warrant further modifications. It is a process that's been going on for many generations. Sen. Reid knows this all too well, aparently.
Fear not, chicken little...it's just a meteor.
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