[rikkir]

True under Liberal leadership (ain't that an oxymoron) we would turn a blind eye to all, and let the chips (and bodies) fall where they may.
I understand the reasons that you give, and they make perfect sense, I guess I am beginning to understand how the Libertarians feel about the Patriot Act. I see a dangerous precedent, and a very "slippery slope". Things in DC are seldom "undone".
I also don't know if I would have the heart, guts, fortitude, call it what you will to defend an action that would take away one of the essential rights of a couple of my closest friends. It, to say the least, would be a very tough pill to swallow.
Thank you for visiting the Rikkir cliche festival.

[strategofr]

True under Liberal leadership (ain't that an oxymoron) we would turn a blind eye to all, and let the chips (and bodies) fall where they may.
"I understand the reasons that you give, and they make perfect sense, I guess I am beginning to understand how the Libertarians feel about the Patriot Act. I see a dangerous precedent, and a very "slippery slope". Things in DC are seldom "undone".
I also don't know if I would have the heart, guts, fortitude, call it what you will to defend an action that would take away one of the essential rights of a couple of my closest friends. It, to say the least, would be a very tough pill to swallow.
Thank you for visiting the Rikkir cliche festival."

I feel that your point of view has validity. It is indeed a danger that we would go too far in the opposite direction and seriously lose our own freedoms. I too have been worried about some of the things that have happened with the patriot act, etc. It is an established fact that the federal government acts in an idiotic manner quite frequently.