I hate to be the one to point this out, but for decades civil libertarians - actual civil libertarians, not the pretend civil libertarians like the ACLU employs - have been screaming about the abuse of civil rights and generally horrible behavior of the FBI.
People like Ron Paul told anyone who would listen that all this new ‘War on Terror’ legislation would eventually be turned inward to punish political enemies. Virtually everyone on the mainstream ‘conservative right’ dismissed Paul and his brethren as crazy an alarmist. That includes me. I thought Paul was a certifiable nutter.
Put another way, we’re being eaten by the beast we helped create. Conservative ‘law & order’ Republicans made the FBI what it is and there doesn’t seem to be much appetite , even still, on the right to come to terms with that.
Put another way, we’re being eaten by the beast we helped create. Conservative ‘law & order’ Republicans made the FBI what it is and there doesn’t seem to be much appetite , even still, on the right to come to terms with that."
Excellent point. Count me in too, except I hope that most of us have come around to understanding the truth of the matter. At least those of us who are paying attention.
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Some of us were ranting about this from the beginning of it. The 'war on terror' has always been nothing but cover to eviscerate the bill of rights. I never supported the 'patriot' act, and my postings right here on FR will bear that out.