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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay
Thank you DTS for the great insight. I'm glad that I am not the only one who realizes this. I agree with you wholeheartedly. Things have to change. I am trying to inform the American people of what is REALLY going on. I provide the tools and the argument. All they have to do is think. Others such as yourself help tremendously, because you know the truth, and you post what you think. That is what this thread was all about. It may be futile for some, but those who are open-minded will come around. A lot already have. The only question is: How do you stand up to a smart bully who is stronger and more powerful than you? I know the answer, but it is going to take courage by the American citizens who care or a lot more ethical president with a better administration.
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You say you want to inform people of what is REALLY going in. What is Really going on? I guess you need to inform me. I must be one of the ignorant ones.
I think someone needs to inform you about what is going in. You obviously don't get it. Maybe we'll have to have another 9/11 for you to get it.
Our government is doing the best job they can in a very difficult time. There is no way that our governmnet could protect us with the laws that were in place before 9/11. There is simply no way. Luckily for us, pretty much everyone in Congress on both sides of the aisle understand this. That is why they passed the Patriot Act. I'm not saying that the Patriot Act is perfect. It may not be perfect but we definitely needed some type of thing passed like the Patriot Act. Every person in Congress in both parties knows this.
People in both parties are concerned about civil liberties. You always have to weigh the pros and cons of any type of legislation. Nobody likes to have their privacy invaded, but sometimes there is no other choice. Let's look at something as simple as going to the airport. I don't like going through a metal detector. I don't like being searched and having my bags checked. Nobody likes it but everyone recognizes that it is absolutely necessary. It has to be done. It would be too dangerous for them not to do it. It's that simple.
I think Iraq is a totally separate debate. A good case can be made that we did not need to go into Iraq.
By the way, I'm not mad at you. I have debates with friends all the time and there are never any hard feelings. Anyway, I strongly disagree with your contention that our government is doing any of these things with anything other than the best intentions in mind. In addition, I think that most of the things they've done are absolutely necessary.
I'd like you to name a single case of someone who was arrested that the government did not have good reason to detain.