Healthy distrust of the government is healthy and one of the hallmarks of American citizens.Originally Posted by TIGERJC
Unfortunately, with a lot of partisans, they only distrust the government when their political party isn't in power.
I'm sure you're in an uproar (possilbly legitimately) about Bush's order to wiretap without a warrant.
Did you know that both Clinton and Carter also signed executive orders granting the attorney general powers to use eletronic surveillance without a warrant?
The media won't tell you that.. they want you to think that what Bush did was some singularly heinous milestone, another brick in the road leading to totalitarian fascism. Were you similarly outraged during Clinton's behavior?
I doubt it.
We've got to put on our collective distrust hats and wear them ALL the time. The politicians you vote for are counting on you to look the other way so they can pillage your property and your rights.