so why are so many people worried about the phone tapping done by Bush?

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i mean really what are you hiding. we found out it works in england. and that is the reason we cant take water bottles onto airplanes anymore. the english were able uncover the plot by "utilized a broad spectrum monitoring of telephone conversations of a large number of citizens of the UK which included wire tapping and monitoring of bank transactions" they were looking for patterns and they found them. so what are americans hiding? or am i just crazy for not really being worried about it? i do not have anything to hide therefor i am not worried

to rose, why that is very astute of you to notice that the human body is made up of water, very good did they teach you that in school too? yes you can drink as much water as you want before you get on a plane and you can drink more once on the plane as long as you dont bring it on. why? well because nitro glycerin is clear and so are many other chemicals that could be used to do harm. so instead of checking every single on they just make you throw them out. now who want a treat?

to Save America, people like me do nothing positive for society? hmm i know a lot of people who would disagree with you. infact i help out as many DESERVING people as i can as often as i can. not to mention that for a while i put my life on the line every day to make sure that you were safe in your bed, that your daughter/son was never hurt or molested, i put myself between you and the criminals who would hurt you. I saw and heard things that you could not even comprehend nor would you ever want to. rapes, beatings, even a shanking or 2. i was a prison guard for 2 years and it is a thankless job that 90% of america just does not have the stomach for. i would bet you do not have the stomach for it either. i imagine you are a democrat who was probably born with a silver spoon in your mouth and somehow thinks that giving away money will somehow make the lazy poor get a job. (the lazy poor refers only to those who are poor cuz they are lazy, it does not refer to all poor people)

Answer 1

i don't have anything to hide, but i think it's scary to have your government think its their business to spy on their citizens. Just like Big Brother. its freaky. if they do that, what will they do next?

Answer 2

The problem is that once you open the door and allow spying into peoples private lives for any reason, it can spin out of control. For example, if the government decides that some certain behavior is "dangerous" or "un-american" or what have you, they can spy on you without your knowledge.

Its much safer to say no from the start. They dont need to spy into peoples lives without telling anyone. Thats something out of Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union.

As far as Im concerned, if the FBI has suspicions about someones activities, they can go get a warrant like everyone else and do it legally.

Answer 3

Americans have gotten used to having their freedoms and when we feel the government is trying to take those freedoms away from us, we have a tendency to really rebel. I understand why the President wanted to monitor and tap phone lines as they saw fit and do understand that those phone lines being tapped where those that had ties with terrorists. But, there is always that fear that someone in authority will allow the phone tapping to get out of control and find that they are tapping just about anyone they want to, terrorist ties or not. Basically, an abuse of power. My family and I rarely talk on our phone and then we don't really talk about anything important. So anyone tapping our phone line would probably fall asleep listening to us. The UK has had very good luck with their phone taps and monitoring bank transactions and have stopped some very serious terrorist plots.

Answer 4

... well... I don't have anything to hide...

and I don't have a problem with it... as long as there is oversight...

that seems to be the key problem... Bush wanted to do away with the oversight? what is he trying to hide?

if he's doing what he should be doing... then it shouldn't matter if other government officials can approve what he's doing...

spying on people without oversight is what the soviets used to do... I remember a time when people heard about it going on in Russia and shook their heads and said "that could never happen in America, I'm glad we live here"

why is it that those that support these ideas now, believe they are the most patriotic?

I don't have anything to hide... does Bush... he can see mine if other people can see his?

I think that's MORE THAN FAIR...

Answer 5

Can I come in your living room and "keep and eye on" what goes on in your house.

People like you do nothing positive for society. I can't comprehend why it is some peolpe jump at the chance to let the government do as they please all in the name of safety.

EDIT TO ADD----

Yes you are right...my 6 years in the Navy does nothing to compare to your 2 years as a prison guard...my bad...what WAS I thinking...

And by the way...I am a woman...F U C K Y O U

Nice quote from "A Few Good Men"...couldn't come up with anything yourself?

Answer 6

It's an intrusion of privacy.

Its perfectly alright with you, but I would rather not have government servants sharing my phone conversations with my girl friend, or my investment strategy with my broker, or deals with my business partners, or health problems with my doctor or psychiatrist, or my child's problem with the teacher, etc, etc.

Could you vouch each government lackey to be perfectly honestm with no malice at all time? The prospect of those information being used to disadvantage me is disconcerting to say the least.

Answer 7

No, it doesn't bother me, either.

And it's not ALL Americans who are worried about it. I'd guess that the folks who already don't like the president are the ones who whine the loudest. That's just because its fashionable to whine when the man you voted for didn't win the election. I whined about Clinton for 8 painstakingly long years.

I have been verrry impressed with how efficient the UK has been in tracking and capturing terror cells. You guys "get it" and have it together. Hopefully the whiners won't hinder us over here.

Answer 8

Must be too many with water leakage all around that he has to sent the tap men to put the tape on it in planet of apes.

Answer 9

Mind if I share a quote to illustrate my opinion? "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
-- Ben Franklin (1755)

When those in authority say "Hey, it shouldn't matter to you, if you're not hiding anything," to justify invasion of privacy, I'd reply "Just because I'm not showing everything doesn't give you the right to assume I'm hiding something."

Answer 10

Move to England! Rest of us like our privacy and value others!
As far as water bottles: human bodies are composed of 70% water and you can drink several bottles of water before getting on a plane go figure!
Nitroglycerin is so unstable and so sensitive to movement and shock that almost no one can handle it. The thought of someone carrying it around in a water bottle is a joke. The person would blow up long before they reached the airport.
Bush adm. and Blair both use fear tactics and it sounds like you believe everything they tell you!

Answer 11

Because it's a violation of the constitution and personal privacy. It also borderlines communism and a dictatorship in terms of the whole "big brother" concept.