Great minds think alike

[kellinator]

Inigo Montoya to the six-fingered man: I want my father back, you son of a bitch.

The Kellinator to John Ashcroft: I want my civil liberties back, you son of a bitch.

Comments

Re: You can start in on me. (was Re: tell me) - pt 1

[drunkmuppet.livejournal.com]

I agree with many of the statements you make about changing the laws. Espically the one about riders on bills, I do not know how you you end the war on (some)drugs, this would be a judgement call. As for the "corporate citizenship" I do not feel that this is necessarly a bad thing but I do feel that there needs to be more accountability, i.e. make the board members responsible for that entity as if it were a human being(i work in investment management and have been burned by this before.)
As for laws being on the books that do not make sense, many of these are not followed and when someone is taken in on them they are often overturned. (ex. There was a case in GA. a while back where someone was arrested for moving on a Sunday, this law was quickly overturned. ) As an example of setting a time limit, the new tax law "Egtrra" has a horizion built into it. After 2010 it expires.
As an individual I can see how your convention could be construed as a act of treason. It could compromise national security( I am not saying that YOU are compromising national security, but I am sure everyone does not think within the guidelines that you do.) This could create a potentially volatile situation for many people. Now if monitoring were taking place this could have been presented as an opportunity for all levels of Gov't to learn something.
I understand your gripes, but I do not feel that peoples civil liberties are being encroached upon. This is a different time in the world. I am sure someone is reading this post right now, i.e. my company, but the government is a product of our society. To allow U.S. citizens to continue their way of life there must be checks put into place to assure safety of people who are not looking out for their best interest. Unfortnately this is what many people want in this country, to be led along blindly.
I never said that I agreed with the Patriot bill but it was a snap reaction to the events of 9/11 I would venture to guess that has this tragedy not happend the bill would have been reformed before being passed.