Well, I can't change it all by snapping my fingers, so what's the point in even discussing it! Why don't you quit whining?!The Apprentice wrote:The Ben Franklin quote is a good one, but here's my stance: The fact that our government allowed the Patriot Act to be propsed, deemed constitutional, and placed into action is living proof that America isn't the same country in spirit as we have all depended on. We are all citizens of the US, we pay our taxes, the government owes us our liberty. It was decided that all citizens of the US were to have our rights as long as we did our part and it was written into the constitution. It was decided that all future leaders of the US had to follow this agreement. The fact that our rights are no longer honored under the Patriot Act means only one logical thing: We are no longer citizens of the United States, and we no longer need to pay taxes and follow the law. Unfortunately, the government has guns and is willing to arrest or shoot anyone who refuses to "follow the rules."Under the Patriot Act, the United States is not our country. We can never get used to it, or else they'll keep changing the rules. If we just stop caring and got used to it, not just random suspected criminals would go missing, it could be a political enemy, a member of news media, or pop culture icons who don't "follow the rules."
If you take away our right to a jury trial, eventually other rights will disappear.
By the way... AMERICA IS THE BEST DAMN COUNTRY IN THIS WORLD... AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT... YOU CAN GET OUTTA HERR!"
Really, though... agree on all fronts.
Patriot Act?... this aint America is it?