[Piranha]

People are forgetting that this government has identified Tea Partiers, gun control advocates and other conservatives as “terrorists”. When we read that the phone spying efforts were aimed at rooting out terrorists and their networks, I do not think that the government thinks that “terrorist” means what we think it means. I think that they wanted to monitor US calling patterns to identify conservatives and their allies.

[staytrue]

this government has identified Tea Partiers, gun control advocates and other conservatives as “terrorists”.

I would say that from this govt's viewpoint, they/we are terrorists. We seek to stop this govt's current actions, and peaceably remove the people in charge of this govt. and undo much of what this govt. has done.

If you don't see why this govt. considers us terrorists, I don't know what to say.

[kabar]

Good point. There are too many "conservatives" in the media and among elected officials defending these programs as necessary for national security. They are willingly ceding our civil liberties in the name of security.

The government has developed the tools to turn this country into a police state overnight. Our freedom and liberty are dependent upon trusting government to exercise these capabilities responsibly and not violating our privacy and rights. When you have out of control agencies like the IRS, DOJ, EPA, etc., we should be very afraid.

[seeker41]

You’re right!