Seriously....some of the most vehement supporters of 'freeing the Iraqi people' advocate the scaling back of US citizens freedoms.
Just wondering what you think.
2007-04-30 10:59:17 · 8 answers · asked by Danielmcfate 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It's not unusual for freedoms to be curtailed durring wartime, in WWII for instance, there was considerable censorship, Haebeus Corpus was suspended by Lincoln durring the Civil War, and so forth.
That's OK when dealing with a relatively short, declared war. When dealing with a very long psuedo-war, like the Cold War turned out to be, and the 'War on Terror' certainly could become, it's important to avoid ceding rights that might not be re-gained for decades, if ever. Fairly early in the Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings marked a turning point, beyond which the American people proved unwilling to cede thier freedoms just to help fight the nebulous communist threat. Perhaps some similar watershed will occur with the War on Terror?
2007-04-30 11:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the mystery of the conservatives. Nobody really knows and cheney's not talking.
Besides, Republicans don't use libraries anyway and after Iraq, it's not like they have any friends overseas to call.
2007-04-30 11:09:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm just happy I'm not a lawyer vying for public office so I can tell our military how to fight in an under-funded war.
2007-04-30 11:05:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the Bush regime wants control and power over the subjects that they choose to render helpless, they get off destroying the lives of others by any means necessary
2007-04-30 11:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they want to maintain their own power base and they know if they start screwing us over before they get good and entrenched they will get voted out so they start eroding our freedoms and when they get set we will be screwed
2007-04-30 11:07:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Exactly what freedoms have you lost? Where did you last see them? Maybe we can organize a search party & find them for you.
I still have all my freedoms.
2007-04-30 11:02:19 · answer #6 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have not given up any freedoms.
2007-04-30 11:03:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Another one who sees the irony! :)
Seems to me these sheeple need to turn off the TV and start thinking for themselves!
2007-04-30 11:02:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋