How do we stop this destruction of our Bill of rights? Do we have to wait til 2008?

Question

A "Agreement memo" was signed by the White House and Secret Service the day after (May 17th) a Washington group asked a federal judge to impose sanctions on the Secret Service in a dispute over White House visitor logs for Abramoff, it
states that all entry and exit data on White House visitors belongs to the White House as presidential records rather than to the Secret Service as agency records. Therefore, the agreement states, the material is not subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
The government is also continuing to erode privacy as it pursues the war on terrorism. The latest effort is the FBI’s attempt to make sure it can monitor voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) phone calls.

U.S. President George W. Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans' mail without a court warrant, the New York Daily News reported on Friday.

In a move that could spark new fears about the administration's infringement of personal privacy,

Answer 1

I know that you may feel threatened concerning your rights and your privacy and I understand that completely. Our rights and our privacy is a wonderful thing here in the states. But could it be that those freedoms could actually bring harm to us? Could our fight to keep them intact actually be a loophole for terrorist to take advantage of? The answer is yes. Our appointed administration has a tough job. Think about it. They have to secure our rights and freedoms, for sake of criticism, and at the same time, find a way to protect the country from attacks of terrorism. Lines will be crossed from time to time. But, we will adjust and hopefully be safer. Our biggest and hardest question is, how safe do we want to be, and are we willing to give up something for that protection?

Answer 2

Even with a new election we will not get back rights we forfeited. Rights taken during the Reagan administration never returned and this will be the case again. More importantly after the defeat of neo-conservatives their representatives will remain on the high court for decades. The executive branch, which lost power after the excesses of the Nixon White House, has under Bush has brought about an imbalance of power that can only be corrected by the mandate of the people through the legislature or constitutional amendment.

Answer 3

To everyone who doesn't know, if Bush indeeds open the mail of American's without a court warrant, that rids us of our 4th Amendment!! Like when they did the non-warrant issue of phone tapping. People look, we're losing our rights right before our very eyes and no one seems to care. Hell, did anyone hear about the airport bombing in Madrid. 800kg stuffed in a car that destroyed a good section of a parking complex. No you didn't. It happened 5 days ago, and I just found out about it yesterday. That was terrorist related, but since it's not Al-Queda the western world doesn't want to pay attention or even show its existance. For this and more answers, check out prisonplanet.com and infowars.com

Really the answer is this. WAKE UP!

Answer 4

Waiting until 2008 will do no good. Whether Dem or Repub is elected, it will make no difference. This country is in deep trouble. The constitution has been reduced to asswipe by power-hungry politicians. Our rights as citizens have been quietly eroded for years. The government scored a major victory over the people on 9-11 as the erosion of our rights reached the spotlight and people begged to have the patriot act enacted. Illegal wiretapping became ok as well as a host of other intrusions. This government is dangerous. And we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg.

Answer 5

Quit beating around the Bush and just scream at the top of your lungs to your representatives to remove the Simian Boy King!!

Answer 6

...but it isn't a war on terrorism. it is a siege on family and human relationships. terrorism has been the way of (para)military installations and media forces for decades within western society. by a variety of socially accepted and embellished causes. just consider...remember....."don't talk to strangers..."....<<....this was in my opinion the great crime against citizens waged by police to steal powers and frighten children.

there is only one solution and it amounts to avoiding all goverenment process to love thy neighbour. to teach the government how to respond lovingly by example. something which it has not well demonstrated unless there was public relations benefit (and generally a subversive interest in stealing power/rights).

when they license whom one can love...which by the way is now in place by the imbalance of relationships between the "people and gov't" it is signal that we are in truth and practice living within a human rights/human relations unaware society. and supported by those whom have waged war on freedoms and privacy secretly/openly.

truth of the matter is......those in power need our help over their own limitations.

don't wait until 2008. remove your children from prison camps now.

be well

Answer 7

You conveniently left out who's "infringement of personal privacy" is being affected. I suppose your mail and conversations need monitoring, and they should be since you're protesting. Since I am law-abiding and no threat, mine won't be.

Answer 8

Your keyboard moves, but all I hear is blah blah blah.......