Fair enough John, I respect your opinion. Militarily speaking, I too am pleased with the methods and procedures that have been implemented and carried out. Don't think for a minute that I didn't thirst for the blood of those involved and supporting the attacks. Good grief, I had trouble sleeping, knowing that such a horrific thing had happened on the soil of my homeland. It still sickens me to this day. To think that a foriegn enemy could carry that out against "the home team," if you will, is maddening. A sucker punch, which each and every real American reeled from.
and,while some of the Patriot Act items would concern me say if a Clinton was President and a Reno was AJ,under W I'm not concerned in the least.
Here is where our opinions part company John. Now we're speaking domestically. Just as I am sickened by the attack perpetrated by the terrorists, I too am sickened by the attacks on, and the general lack of concern for the Constitution, as a result of what the administration feels must be done now. The popular argument seems to be that "we must give up freedoms afforded by the Constitution to be able to effectively deal with the problem." Sorry, I'm not buying that John. An attack on America is just that, be it in the form of terrorists trying to kill us, or those in power dismantling the very core of what this country is all about. That "our guys" are the ones doing it makes not one bit of difference. And yes, they're "my guys" too John. I helped put 'em there, just as I imagine you did. They may be the good guys in some eyes, and I'm not neccessarily saying that they're the bad guys either. What I am saying is that I'm watching them like a hawk with wide open eyes, and I see the good and the bad. The good I give praise for. The bad I raise a cry about.
Can you predict the future John? Are you willing to bet that a future administration will absolutely not walk through the door to tyranny, a door left wide open by the "Patriot Act?" Are you willing to bet that the current administration won't keep taking steps, a few at a time, towards that door, or even creating a few new doors? I'm not willing to take that risk John. I'm not willing to set idly by while the document that is the law of this land is ignored and forgotten. One of the prices of freedom is vigilance. Is it alright with you John that by my speaking out with my concerns and criticisms of the governments policies and methods, that I legally could be assumed to be a terrorist? Did you ever raise questions about, or voice criticism of the Clinton administration John? Did you feel like a terrorist when you did? What will you do in the future if "the other guy" gets elected John? Will you speak out as you always have, or will you fear the conseqences of your "terroristic acts?" Does it not bother you that no one knew what was contained in the "Patriot Act," yet it was passed in a heartbeat.?
The question still applies to everyone. Do you want to be safe, or do you want to be free?