Well the whole problem with the legal aspects of this, creates the waterfall effect on this sort of thing. Yes the government makes the laws and we as the people should have more power in that process, we don't even hear about majority of the laws that are made and they are not consice. There are laws out there that have other things hidden in them, like a law for children lunches having a pay raise for senators in it. Now if one of the senators says they don't like the law cause of the adendum they become a hater of children.{BMF}*Frank_The_Tank wrote:
I think its kind of funny how people are getting in such an uprise about how the government is "breaking the law" spying on Americans and listening to phone calls. Big freakin deal. This isnt the first time the government has been "above the law" to do stuff. The government IS the law, they can do as they please. I hate to say it, but everyone knows it, and its nothing new. But its all Bushs fault <sarcasm>. So was hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami a year ago . I agree with downy, if youve got nothing to hide, why make such a big deal about it. Just because the government hears about how your cheating on your wife doesnt mean they are going to run and tattle on you. They want stuff that is useful, that the U.S. can benefit from such as finding terrorists like Canada just did. Grow up, and grow some balls. Whoever said it, your 100% right that 3 guys with knives shouldnt have been able to take over a full airliner.
As the waterfall effect goes, it starts as a way of protecting us. Then John Smiths wife says hey I want to protect my lively hood and see if my husband is cheating on me, I want a law passed that says I can legally hire professionals to tap my house. Then that changes to I want to see if my neighbor is letting his dog poop on my yard, now everyone has the legal right to listen to anyone else.
That's sceniro one, sceniro two is. Hey american people we haven't had a terrorist attack since 9/11 I think this might work for drugs as well. Give us free reign with wire tapping and we'll clean the streets. American people think that's a good idea and lets them go ahead with it, next you know everyone is wiretaped and getting speeding and parking tickets in the mail because this plan has to be paid for.
Now a better option to all of this is hey american people stay on your toes something is happening we're at war right now and keep an eye out for weird activites and if you notice any let the authoritise know. Bottom line is no one else is going to protect us but us. I'm so against wire tapping it's not even funny, it doesn't even serve a purpose do you think they're using house and cell phones for most their information anyway?
Also if I mentain A universal health care, I get who's going to pay for it. But illegal wire tapping everyone is for I'm more concerned about getting sick then getting killed by a bomb, and I live in New Jersey and right across the river from NYC right now.