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I'll probably get flames galore for this, but, I feel strongly about the resrictive laws and unlimited powers given to LE. We don't need new laws. We should enforce the thousands of laws already on the books. So, here goes

In the Name Of Security

The patriot act sticks in my craw
because it’s really a Gestapo Law
now the FBI gets more powers
to spy on us for 24 hours

In the name of security

Let’s not forget history
of what happened in Germany
the majority went along
gathered together in throngs

In the name of security

Cameras here, cameras there
cameras everywhere
on the corners, in the mall
as our freedoms fall
attached to traffic lights
losing our privacy rights

In the name of security

Soon we’ll get ID cards
as they build more prison yards
they want us to watch the other guy
an entire nation to spy

In the name of security

Giving power to strangers,
to people we don’t know
presents future dangers
as their power continues to grow

In the name of security

Benjamin Franklin said it best
want to be like all the rest?
trade liberty for security
then, only those in power will be free

In the name of security

Some may think I’m paranoid
just making a lot of noise
don’t forget the FBI files
some of us are still riled

Justification has begun
we must keep terrorists on the run
in the name of security
you must give up your privacy

Give it up for security

I agree. I think if the INS, FBI, and other agencies had been doing their job all along, there would have been less chance of the terrorists succeeding. They might have only been able to hijack one or two planes. Think of all the INS agents working on the Elian mess. Think of all the FBI time spent on Clinton, or WACO. I don't think the FBI is anywhere near as messed up as the INS, but these agents do not work for themselves. They have bosses who set their jobs for them. Think how many resources are devoted to stamping out marijuana, for example. In Arkansas the feds wasted a bunch of time trying to convict some guy for importing a Chinese girlfriend. He broke the law IMHO, and should not have been ignorred, but durn if they didn't try him twice before they got him. No telling how much fed resources consumed in crap like this. Meantime, we know we have Arab terrorsist in the country and over-due visa busters are left alone. parsy

And another thing. . .think how many federal resources we are wasting on Johnny Jihad. Agents, time, and money down the tubes trying to convict some screwed up kid on trumped up charges. This is where I lost respect for Ashcroft. Here we are up to our neck in terrorists, and he's trying to appease the blood-seeking yahoos in the country. I had hoped he had better judgment than that and was sorely dissappointed. parsy.