I thought the Patriot Act was useful and necessary. I no longer think that. It is a huge infringement on our 4th Amendment rights. I have been protesting to my representatives. This is not a partisan thing. Both parties have voted to continue this bill.
It is time to end this bill. The police can bust down your door and take you in for "suspicion" and not need a warrant. We need our due process back. I have no problems with them investigating the bad guys as long as they don't trample on my personal rights afforded in our constitution. The FBI, CIA, homeland security, and other Federal agencies have unprecedented power.
The TSAs basically treat us as criminals in our own country. Since when can they do these kind of inspections in airports, train depots, etc. ? Instead of doing what the Israelis are doing, profiling which works great, we instead have to be politically correct and examine everyone and assume everyone is dangerous.
Everyone get on your representatives. Our founding fathers knew that concentrated power corrupts absolutely. If we allow this to go on our rights will further deteriorate. Both parties are propagating this as a need for our agencies to fight the war on terror but they need to follow the law in conducting their investigations no matter if it does slow them down.
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