Go to liberal sites, and you’ll surprisingly find they’re in tune with the right on several issues. The NSA surveillance state is one of those instances.
My own representative, Tom Cole (R), voted against the Amash amendment which would have stopped NSA domestic surveillance. Rep. Cole is a reliable vote for the GOPe, but the important point is our leaders in D.C., both Republicans and Democrats, have zero respect for the US Constitution.
4th Amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
It doesn’t take a legal expert to realize the US Constitution was written to limit the federal government, not We the People. The 4th is exceptionally clear, but if there’s doubt, that doubt has to go to the side of restricting government.
I think this is one of those issues where both liberals and conservatives can agree. People need to understand the technologies, both hardware and software, are rapidly being created that can track virtually every last aspect of life, from your genetic makeup to everywhere you go. They’ll soon know if you adjust your thermostat a degree lower in the Summer. Seriously.
There’s plenty of computer processing power available to constantly collect and sift data on every last American. Most of it doesn’t even require human interaction any more. A human only needs to make sure the programs are kept running.
Exceed the speed limit occasionally? Plan on getting fined. Roll through a stop sign once in awhile? Pay some more. Eat fast food more often than you should? Watch your insurance rates rise or be denied a medical procedure. Run your thermostat too low? Pay a premium on your electric bill. All of this is entirely possible if we don’t nip this domestic surveillance crap in the bud.
It doesn’t take a legal expert to realize the US Constitution was written to limit the federal government, not We the People. The 4th is exceptionally clear, but if there’s doubt, that doubt has to go to the side of restricting government.
YES!!
I have told people everywhere this over and over (but I'm not blue in the face - yet!). They have been brainwashed by the publik skoool system for so long, they don't recognize it for what it is nor do they see the the dangerous ramifications. I guess as long as they get their EBT cards and Obama-phones, they don't care (bread and circuses!).