Orwellian indeed. We are fed constantly eye-popping news flashes [if you can call it news] about terrorism. We are supposed to cringe in fear and allow with open arms our goverment a carte blanche
of 'anything goes' policy. Nixon tried that. Notice
I said 'tried.'
Alot of people are all too willing to give the Prez or anyone that can say "They can run but they can't hide" unchecked power in the name of fighting terrorism. I would have to personally say, I'd rather be killed by a terorrists' hands
than my own goverments. America was born with a distinct aversion for tyrannical governance. If America must disown one of its most ardent tenets (the right to privacy) then it is not worth saving anyway.
of 'anything goes' policy. Nixon tried that. Notice
I said 'tried.'
Alot of people are all too willing to give the Prez or anyone that can say "They can run but they can't hide" unchecked power in the name of fighting terrorism. I would have to personally say, I'd rather be killed by a terorrists' hands
than my own goverments. America was born with a distinct aversion for tyrannical governance. If America must disown one of its most ardent tenets (the right to privacy) then it is not worth saving anyway.
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