I am as straight arrow as they come, however I just do not like the direction this government has taken.
I have nothing to hide with the exception of youthful mistakes we all make.
It makes me uncomfortable knowing when someone types, speaks or writes something purposefully or not might it be used against them when it was completely innocent.
That is in my mind the crux of this issue...
What if you make an intemperate remark here? I think each of us says things that are off the mark. If we were to consider it as an outsider reading it, it might look bad.
So what happens when a government agency can create a file on you? What happens when you go in for a job interview? What happens when the government decides to gift that H.R. department with five or six comments you’ve made that cause them to think you’re a stick of dynamite all ready to go off?
This information can be gamed so much. It’s almost endless in it’s ability to destroy, control, and manipulate.
How can anyone sign off on this, as being okay?
This PRISM project is a flat-out blatant violation of the 4th, 5th, and likely 6th amendments.
“It makes me uncomfortable knowing when someone types, speaks or writes something purposefully or not might it be used against them when it was completely innocent.”
Agree. Lets see... The original Tea Party participants broke the law I believe. Those who ran the Underground Railroad broke the law. Pre 1964, Blacks who sat at white lunch counters, drank from white water fountains, used white restrooms, rode in front of buses, etc, etc, broke the law. List goes on and on. Point being that we Americans have a long and cherished tradition of breaking bad laws. Long live the tradition.....