06-12-2005, 01:04 AM
ima_nerd,Jun 11 2005, 08:01 PM Wrote:The Patriot Act, ironically, is one of the least "patriotic" pieces of legislation passed in this country.
Personal freedoms are the single most stressed thing in the Constitution. The apathy that occurs when they are taken away is disturbing. There's is a difference, a sometimes hazy difference but a difference nonetheless, between taking away freedoms and protecting the public. I believe it was Benjamin Franklin who said something like:
"Those who are willing to give up their freedom for safety are not deserving of those freedoms in the first place."
Think of what Jefferson, Franklin, Adams etc would think if they saw the country's governement in its current state.
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Examine Nazi Germany and look at the USA right now. We have created a public boogyman, the propaganda machine is running night and day, and more and more personal freedoms are being suspended in the name of security.
Did I just Godwin this thread? Well fark me.
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."