Instead of the government living in fear of the people and thus always doing their bidding, it is now powerful enough that we must fear it and do it's bidding, or fear the consequences of IRS audit, FBI investigation, and the government's propaganda arm (the "news" media) spreading gossip info about you (true or not, they don't care).
America as a nation plods on, but America as an idea died after WWI.
The federal government jealously guards its power over us. It will not easily relinquish the power it has gained over us, for it is now a powerful, living entity all on its own.
Well said, jeffc! The feral government has declared its independence from us, the people. I believe the time is at hand to let it go its own way. I'm sure we can get along without it.
You’re on the money, Jeffc. We’re way past the camel with it’s nose in the tent, with the government having its foot in the door.
We are at the point where people will knowingly change their behavior out of fear of the government.
And now that they arguably have “everyman’s” voice, text, email, internet communications, and all of his movements and financial actions, who is going to be willing to step forward and challenge these people? They know no one is perfect, that they can slime anyone and jail just about anyone.
So true. And if anyone thinks electing a GOP president will change that they are in for a terrible disappointment.
These agencies operate on their own through unelected beauracrats. The only way to stop it is to shut them down completely.
That is not going to happen without a you know what so we will all still be ranting about this stuff when President Rand Paul or President Ted Cruz is in office. President Paul/Cruz will be publicly railing agains’t abuses by the TSA but the good old TSA will still be putting its hand down your pants.
Let me take speculation one step futher and predict that when and if both houses of Congress are back in GOP control we will still have the TSA with its hands down our pants, EPA will still be shutting down power plants, borders will still be wide open and the DOJ, FBI, NSA etc will still be using the Patriot act to listen to your phone calls and read your emails. The 30,000 drones will be flying overhead watching everything you do.
Why is that you may ask? The answer is that the Republicans love power as much as the Democrats do.