Homeland Security Bill

[KevIndy]

I never have been a big fan of this Homeland Security Bill, just due to the fact it bloats government even further. Well, now we are just starting to find out what is contained in this bill. Please check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/14/opinion/14SAFI.html?ex=1037854800&en=3778829e1bec3dc2&ei=5 062&partner=GOOGLE

I should not be surprised, but I am actually quite shocked what is contained in this bill, and that the details have been hidden from us. I am a law abiding citizen, but I think this bill goes completely over the top. I think all of us, need to take a look at what they are proposing here and make sure we contact our representatives to voice our concerns. Maybe some might think I am being paranoid here, but this bill has me alarmed.

[Dutch]

I agree KevIndy.

I am of the mindset that I, as an American, am solely responsible for protecting and providing for my family.

Because W is such an honest and trustworthy guy, people naturally would want to give him wider latitude when prosecuting the war on terrorism and helping protect the citizens. But what happens 6 years form now when we have a new President?

I trust W to not infringe upon my Freedom while hunting down those that would harm us, but what if a bum like ARAIPOTUS is anointed to office again? That same light we are giving the government to shine in search of terrorists could one day be turned upon us and used as an interrogation lamp.

This is why the Second Amendment is so vital to our Freedom. Our Founding Fathers knew the ease at which power corrupts and they decided to make everyone equal by providing a means for all to be equally protected from each other.

I trust my government to safeguard my family, but this is only after I have assessed the threat and dealt with it accordingly. In other words, I rely on me and me alone for that security.

Times change, but we should never forget that the job of protecting your Freedom rests squarely on your shoulders.

[McCoy]

This is from The N.Y. Times, part of the communist news network, so I don't believe any of it. Doesn't change the fact that I still hate this Homeland security thing, I still think it smacks of communist Russia and I still don't know what powers Big Brother is giving itself.

I'll pass on this until I know what it is.

McCoy

[KevIndy]

I would suspect it's content also, but William Safire wrote the piece so I trust it. Yes I trust Bush to not abuse this, however he cannot oversee everyone with access to this info. If enough people raise a stink about this, I think we can get it amended before the Senate votes on it.

I have already written my representative in the House (Rep Julia Carson no less LOL), and Senators Richard Lugar and Evan Bayh. I am hoping all of us do the same. This information can be used to cause a lot of damage to a lot of people. You don't think the DemonRats will use this information on our candidates?

[Nunya]

I do not care who wrote it.

It is just not logically practical that every mundane detail of everyday American life could be deposited into a "virtual, centralized grand database" even within our life span.

Furthermore, It would be so full of non sequitur, superfluous ****, out of control and unwieldy. Like their gonna be so interested in the NyQuil I bought with my visa card at Walgreen’s this morning.

Logically ponder the cost of such a beast. Who the hell would want to pay the astronomical taxes to support it? Not me!

Sorry folks, but Safire’s diatribe is hyperbole at its best.

Thoreau once said:

"We are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspected."

That is why paranoia can not protect you. No matter how much you think they are out to get you, You never really know.

Oh yea, "Total Information Awareness" is an oxymoron. :cool:

[The Finman]

Hmmmmmm...not sure what this is doing in Humor & Wit.

Articles generally go in Dubya's Domain

Anyway, I'm moving this to that forum where it will continue. [img]smile.gif[/img]