Yep! Just like the constitution points out. We are evil people, I tell 'ya.
Terrorism has existed since the beginning of time. It is caused by fanatics responding to foreign governments poking their noses into the affairs of other countries.
Um no. We want a declaration of war. Usually that is followed by lots of our solders killing the enemy. Declaring war isn't "turning the other cheek", ya think?
if it was insurance driven, so be it
We ignore the Constitution, paid for with the blood of our founders, over a freakin insurance policy, and you're ok with that. I think I'm going to be sick.
This Orwellian talk
Oh, there's some Orwellian talk going on alright. "War is Peace". That's the message here. Unofficial, unending war is the entire cornerstone of "1984". Here, read it for yourself:
Norm, Norm, Norm...
First it was military tribunals. When sh_t hit the fan over that, the administration swore that this was NEVER for US citizens.
A few weeks later, Padilla, a US citizen, is held purportedly for military tribunal. When the heat came down for that, it was changed to simply holding him indefinately without charging him with a crime.
Under the Patriot Act, anyone who meets some very subjective criteria can be denied all rights due a citizen because the DoJ simply has to declare him a potential terrorist.
It won't be today, tomorrow, or next month, but soon there will be more an more people and groups who will be included in the definition of Enemy of the State. And it may very well be anyone and everyone affiliated with any group whose members or participants do not fully and unequivocably support the President's agenda. And since FR has critics of the President, and YOU are affiliated with FR, YOU could be included. Innocent, you say? Prove it.