If you have nothing to hide, why do you care if Bush listens to your phone calls?

Question

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297391,00.html

The Democrats lost yet another round to Bush. Now he can listen to whoever he wants, when he wants, and doesnt have to explain anything to the liberals!

Besides, if youre not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about, right?

Where in the Consitution does it say "privacy"? Well??

Answer 1

They didn't lose this round, Bush is just trying to win. Hasn't happened yet.

And, since I am a good American, I don't want to surrender my rights, regardless of whether or not I've done anything wrong. That is a very poor argument. All that should matter to any good American is that, unless they have a warrant, they are not allowed to listen in on my calls. End of story. Nothing else matters. If they think someone has done something wrong, it is very easy for them to get a warrant and listen to what they're saying. If they're just fishing until they find something, they're not allowed to do that.

Answer 2

The problem is not if Americans have anything to hide, the problem is part of what we are as a country is that we respect each others privacy. The greater problem is that maybe Bush would not abuse our rights, but we must safe guard our rights so that the next president or one in the future doesn't use the government to infringe on our rights for political gain. Just look to Tricky Dickie who said, " It's okay if the president does it", this was about Watergate, and the president right to use his office for political spying for political gain

Answer 3

Because I have the right to talk without the government listening in. Kind of the same measure with doors on bathroom stalls, it's a privacy thing. Something I thought all Republicans are for. You're too scary if you think that wire-tappings are going to really make a difference. The gov't couldn't get a petty drug dealer that way, how can they get a deliberate terrorist?

Answer 4

While we're at it, why not just allow the government to install telescreens in everyone's home to monitor their every move? We'll have things just like George Orwell's 1984 - no privacy whatsoever. Doesn't that sound fun? Come on - you can't really be serious - eavesdropping is an invasive abuse of power and a direct violation of our rights under the Constitution. You're not really okay with that, are you?

Answer 5

I have the presumption of innocence rather than guilt as a matter of course and virtue of being a citizen of the US, and so do you.

Furthermore, I and most US citizens , if they KNEW, would DEFINITELY view the activities of tracing and recording all telephone calls, hyper detailed economic profiling and such as conducted by companies like Choicepoint and Acxiom, as being counter to the specific clauses of the 4th ammendment of the US Constitution as well as various extensions and ammendments.

The text reads, "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

The founders could not have been more explicit in their intention to extend privacy rights to the effects, homes and papers of citizens. That they did not use the actual word privacy is of semantic importance only.

Until the passage of the Patriot Act, citizens were free in their persons and property, to the articles of the 4th amendment.

Without being hyperbolic or slanted, it is NOT unreasonable to consider the extensions and provisions of the USA Patriot Act (Public Law 107-56) as a practical repeal of the 4th Amendment.

Answer 6

Its called the constitution jack maybe you can move to China where this type of behavior from the government is acceptable.
Your obviously a phony with your constant fox news quotes.
Where in the constitution does it say privacy? Try reading the fourth amendment. You know the Bill of Rights. Well?

Answer 7

I see your element. i think of the Patriot Act is erroneous, by using fact all and numerous would desire to be accused of being a terrorist. those that have faith the Patriot Act will in basic terms be used against terrorists are naive, and too dumb to accomplish that united states is slowly starting to be to be a Police state. the reality that somebody does not choose to consent to a motor vehicle seek is seen probable reason to think of they have some thing to disguise. So how is that distinctive from somebody giving up the 5th substitute top by using fact they have not have been given something to disguise?they have already shown how the FBI has been abusing the Patriot Act. It would desire to be repealed. yet i do no longer think of people in this united states have the experience to take exhilaration of their freedom till they lose it. and that they are loosing it.

Answer 8

"Where in the Consitution does it say "privacy"? Well??"

Yet another intelligent question by a card carrying neo-con.

Try reading the 4th Amendment. I don't intend to shoplift yet I would oppose the death penalty for shoplifters.

Answer 9

That's like saying -- if you have nothing to hide, why not just let people wander through your back yard -- or your living room -- whenever they want. No harm done, right?

The point is -- it's illegal. Even the changes to the FISA act pushed through a couple months ago -- they are arguably unconstitutional (no court has yet addressed that issue).

So, it's not a matter of whether any harm is done, or whether you have anything to hide -- our govt should not be breaking the law.

Answer 10

Yea, whilst you contemplate your own question, why do you not contemplate this;

If you have nothing to hide (i.e. you are not a paedophile), why do you care if Bush listens and watches you in your bedroom?

I can deduct from your logic that you MUST have voted for the moronic imbecile not once but twice!

America; land of the moron and home of the imbecile.