Can all the whiners who cry about your "rights" being violated?

Question

name a single instance (real, not this hypothetical crap) of how you have lost any civil liberties?

With the consitution being "thrown out the window" as you claim, I just hope Yahoo has enough capacity to handle what must be millions of violations you're going to share with us.

With that in mind, limit your response to just 10 examples that have happen to you directly.

Just as I thought - constant bitching and not a single verifiable reference. I suppose YAHOO can bring back the Tandy 1000, (you know the one that had the 64K floppy) to store this warehouse of "knowledge". What a flipping joke.

RKO - You forgot to whine about limited campaign contributions. But that was brouth on by you commie buddy soros so let's give that one a pass right? Have an extra towel?

BTW - might want to review the definition of hypothetical- I suppose you're just another example of our sorry public education at work .

Freddy Z - I know you think you're a bright guy but the question asked for instances where your rights WERE violated - not your paranoid, contorted, suppositions of how they MIGHT be violated.

Answer 1

The removal or restriction of any liberty is, in itself, a violation of that liberty. And, those who justify or excuse the limitation or elimination of the liberties (whether that limitation or elimination ever impacts a specific individual) this country was founded on, and for which countless American heroes have sacrificed life, limb and fortune, are nothing more than traitors.

The liberties you take so lightly are our birthright. If you find them objectionable, I would point out that there are flights leaving the country every few minutes for places where your anti-American views and disdain for freedom would be eagerly received. Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out.

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Answer 2

I can name more than one!! The right to live in a free society, where ALL citizens are guaranteed privacy (Patriot Act), due process under the law privacy (habeas corpus) and the right to assemble peacefully to protest ("Free Speech" zones, cages).

Last, but not least... the right to be a PROUD American in the world at large, a citizen of a law-abiding country (US Constitution) that does NOT condone torture (Geneva Convention) and invade/occupy sovereign nations (UN Charter). The America I've grown up in and served (AF)proudly would NOT have defied the UN and withdrawn itself from the World Court (see link) just before invading Iraq, based on lies!

For those who say International Law does not apply to US because we're 'above it all', look at Article VI of the US Constitution and note the word "treaties":
"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land;"

Answer 3

Hate to burst your bubble and muscle in, but you guys can't take the whining crowd just yet. The UK is just as bad, as are the French, Spanish, etc. Only the Dutch don't whine......may have something to do with their 'Brown Cafes' (legalised Marijuana), lol. So......I think fill the Atlantic with jello, everybody from every whining nation strip off, and lets naked jello wrestle for the crown of 'Top Whiners'! Just a suggestion, of course ;o)

Answer 4

But that's the thing trunkster. You dont know when you've been violated.

The govt admits to abusing the Patriot Act to spy on domestic citizens. Thats good enough. It's people like you who have to have someone screw them directly and personally before they realize theyve been screwed. If the Patriot Act was not a violation of your civil liberties then why did it have an expiration clause in it? Hmmm....

A better question would be provide me some examples of this act has helped you. And not the hypothetical stuff. Like an example where someone was going to blow you up and you are alive because of it.

Because it's been admitted and therefore proven that people's civil liberties were violated.

Answer 5

Yes, my mail keeps coming to me opened, including UPS packages and United postal service letters and packages. Bush gave himself permission to do this along with wiretapping and email eavesdropping. What makes you think this is a private conversation with just a few Yahoo users? Bush also stated that anyone who basically dissents from his policies or criticizes them that he has the right to seize their assets. You don't think this is being done? There are many faculty members around the country who are losing their jobs because they exercise their freedom of speech to criticize the system and those in power. It's a witch hunt. and, it's people like you who haven't a clue as to the liberties that you are giving up for the benefit of the security of a dictator wanna be.
When one person's rights are being violated then all of our rights are being violated. why do you think this is acceptable behaviour on the part of our government?

Answer 6

So what is it you want, one instance or ten? I doubt any amount of instances would satisfy your neo-con appetite. Perhaps you need to Google the ACLU, there's hundreds of examples there. Or just read yesterdays news for the reason Bush wants to keep congress in session. It's a result of a Constitutional right being violated. But I don't expect you will be really interested in facts.

Answer 7

1. The Bush administration prevents me from exercising my right to peacefully demonstrate while he is making a public appearance;
2. I no longer have the right to board an airplane without being treated as a suspected criminal;
3. By 2008, I will be legally obliged to carry a federal I.D. card encrypted with pertinent information about me;
4. My telephone calls are subject to being monitored if the government chooses to do so;
5. Bush's plan to form the North America Union is underway, which may impede my rights as an American citizen and subject me to the laws of Mexico and Canada;
6. If I were arrested as the result of a 'terrorist attack', it's highly likely my rights to an attorney would be discarded;
7. My right to a free and unencumbered election process was disregarded as the Bush family's money, influence and power 'rigged' his election - or two;
8. My right to travel to Canada and other nearby places without a passport has been taken away;
9. I have been denied the right of public access to all records and minutes from meetings that Bush and/or Cheney have attended regarding public energy policies;
10. In the eyes of the Bush administration and its 'crack' Department of Homeland Security, my rights to privacy have been violated as I will always be presumed guilty until proven innocent. -RKO- 08/04/07

Answer 8

I purchased a book last January over the Internet, and when it arrived, the package had been opened and not resealed. You could look right into the open end and see the book, and the outside of the package was stamped in red ink, "Opened for Inspection." Seig flippin' heil! When did "they" start opening the U.S. Mail, and not even having the decency to close it again?

Edit: This was domestic Parcel Post, with both the "TO" and "FROM" being addresses in the lower 48.

Answer 9

1) Suspension of Habeas Corpus
2) Loss of many non-governmental employees to organize labor unions
3) Liberty. YOU can now be arrested, not charged with a crime and held indefinitely.
4) Right to a speedy trial
5) Search and Seizure. The government now has the right to search your property without probable cause.
6) Loss of YOUR right to legal representation. Government now claims it has the right to any confidential conversations you have with your attorney.
7) Freedom of speech.
8) Freedom of information. Government claims it has the right to know what books YOU read and what videos YOU watch.
9) Freedom of association
10) Privacy. Government claims that "Civilian surveillance is "necessary."

Now you give me 10 reasons why anyone in their right mind would trust Bush and his republican/nazi henchmen

Answer 10

Well said! You would have been a very successful Nazi!

Your problem is you think about yourself, and since it doesn't effect you personally, or someone you personally know, than it isn't happening. Anyone who has experienced rights violations, and many Americans have, should be viewed as a rights violation against us all.