regarding the Patriot Act- the republicans always, always respond "what do you have to hide"?

Question

yet when the people want to know what Bush is hiding in his emails THEN, oh THEN bush wants privacy?!?!?!

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge Monday ordered the White House to preserve copies of all its e-mails, a move that Bush administration lawyers had argued strongly against."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/12/white.house.email.ap/index.html

like the famous line republicans always tout regarding the patriot act- let us ask you: "WHAT ARE YOU (BUSH) HIDING?"

Answer 1

Fear and terror are what the government is trying to firmly establish. I will leave you with a quote from a famious WW II leader and a current leader that sums up the Patriot Act.

Statement Number One: "The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

Statement Number Two: "To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists, for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve."

The first statement is a quote from Hitler's right hand man, Hermann Goering, explaining at his war crimes trial how easily he and his fellow Nazis hijacked Germany's democratic government. The second statement is a quote from Bush's right hand man, John Ashcroft, defending the Patriot Act and explaining why dissent will no longer be tolerated in the age of terrorism. If that doesn't send chills down your spine, nothing will.

Answer 2

There has always been a certain type of conservative who prefers to assume that the ordinary American is guilty until proven innocent.
I doubt Bush is hiding anything really juicy, other than e-mails between him and Darth Cheney concerning flouting the FISA courts further than they already have, or comparing notes on who should be fired for allowing the Canadian "subject of interest" to see the light of day again.
Just remember that the desire to protect America from terrorist attacks is a worthy goal, but that the end doesn't justify all the means this administration has brought to the task.

Answer 3

Because they don't know that the democratically controlled senate had to vote it in to get it passed in the first place. Most people don't know what the Senate is, I'm sure of it. they think voting for some president with lots of promises will solve all the problems.

Answer 4

Someone should really ask the president what he has to hide.. between him and
Cheney it would be the biggest treasure trove ever. I think we would find out a whole lot of things.. starting with 9/11

Answer 5

The hypocrisy is real enough--but the way it plays out in the right-wing mind is interesting. Note--I'm NOT talking about the majority of Republicans--mostare decent people who happen to have moderately conservative views.

The point is clear--the right-wing and their followers want powr--including the power to force those who disagree with their politics and ideology to conform to it regardless--and the power to exercise surveillance and control of the majority who do not, in fact, share their views.

They are not opposed to freedom--for themelves. And their followers ae clearly acting on the belief that THEY will not be subjected to arbitrary surveillance, dentention, etc. Were the political dictatorship they are espousing to actually come into being, they would soon find out that not only are they sadly mistaken, they will be among the first, nt the last, targets of government purges, sanctions, etc. That's not just an idle comment--if you look at history, you will see that no dictator stays in power who is foolish enough to give any real power--or freedom--to the really committed followers of whatever ideology he has used to seize powr. Actually delivering on those promises simply notpart of a dictator's agenda. Nor is the promised of "sharing of powr" with the "true believers." They are usually dealtwith harshly and quickly.

Fortunately for the rest of us, the attempt of the right-wing to subvert the Constition has largely come to nothing--and will almost certainly fiail entirely. The only negative about that is tha tthe right-wing followers won't have the "opportunity" to learn by suffering the consequences of what they have advocatd. I can live with that! :)

Answer 6

This is always the way they think.

Why can't most people realize that the bulk of the governments power came in the 80s when the War on Drugs started.

And they pulled out the same old, "if you have nothing to hide" BS.

Did we stop them? Did we even attempt to slow them down? No. As a matter of fact we keep voting the same idiots back into Congress election after election.

If you even hope for change, we have to stop voting incumbant and start voting in non-paid for politicians.

Ain't gonna happen.

Answer 7

And here we are, seven years later, and the Democrats are playing the same exact game. Bet the OP doesn't get on their case nearly as hard for all the illegal surveillance and warcrimes 'n stuff, though.

Answer 8

Bush has White House e-mail destroyed, but he allows the NSA to collect millions of e-mails and phone conversations over AT&T lines.

He spys on us, but won't let us read his f#kin inbox !?

Answer 9

My answer? "It isn't your or the governments job or right to know what I am or am not hiding unless or until I am a suspect in a crime. That's the way the Constitution is written. If you don't like it, change it."

Answer 10

Cellulite.