Hmm. Overreaching and overbroad laws. Check. Selective enforcement of those laws. Check. Wow, it sounds like the British government is catching up to the U.S. government at a brisk pace.
However, right after 9/11 every person in this country was screaming "why didn't the US have more intelligence? Why didn't they know everything about these guys?"
Bullshit. After 9/11 I was saying things like, "Why the hell did they let them take knives on the planes", and "What kind of fucking nutjob would fly a plane full of people into a building, and how could you find enough of them to do it to four planes". Never once did I say anything like you imply simply because I realize that the government can't know everything about those people even if they destroy ALL of our rights trying. Apparently sanity and logic aren't a strong suit for a lot of people I guess.
We have been volutarily dismembering the Constitution for much longer than the last 5 or so years. You can pick almost any administration, from any party, at any time, and find examples where they felt that the Constitution didn't apply to them because they were doing what was right, or best, for America.
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Hmm. Overreaching and overbroad laws. Check. Selective enforcement of those laws. Check. Wow, it sounds like the British government is catching up to the U.S. government at a brisk pace.
Well, the masses aren't everyone. Not by a longshot.
However, right after 9/11 every person in this country was screaming "why didn't the US have more intelligence? Why didn't they know everything about these guys?"
Bullshit. After 9/11 I was saying things like, "Why the hell did they let them take knives on the planes", and "What kind of fucking nutjob would fly a plane full of people into a building, and how could you find enough of them to do it to four planes". Never once did I say anything like you imply simply because I realize that the government can't know everything about those people even if they destroy ALL of our rights trying. Apparently sanity and logic aren't a strong suit for a lot of people I guess.
We have been volutarily dismembering the Constitution for much longer than the last 5 or so years. You can pick almost any administration, from any party, at any time, and find examples where they felt that the Constitution didn't apply to them because they were doing what was right, or best, for America.