Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
I've heard the argument by the right and left, but you can either turn a blind eye or choose safety.

IMO I have seen NO EVIDENCE that big brother is crossing into gross intrusion of privacy. The CIA and FBI have had scare words for decades. They monitor peoples reading habits, website visits etc

homeland security was always around in some form we may just not have known about it. I'm not for a police or nanny state, but I believe listening on suspected terrorists or domestic terrorists phone lines in the interest of greater national security is warranted.

As long as the people deciphering the intel aren't morons.
ok last year out of the 800 people who this was used on, 3 were suspected terrorists and the others were drugs or something completely different. i have done my homework on this. with everything about "domestic terrorist" example if you own a gun, like ron paul etc, the patriot act automatically screws them and they are put in a terrorist category. the spin on this is getting out of control and has been becoming more and more a police state period. we can hardly peacefully protest anymore without being a "domestic terrorist" or in a militia or some legal circle jerk.