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Originally Posted by MoneyShotMadame
I am so happy that they shot down at least SOME of the Patriot Act. I mean if you want to spy on your people, take off the democracy label and just turn it into a monarchy or dictatorship. I lived in countries where they are very up front about the fact that Big Brother is always watching and spying on you. At least they were honest about it and you knew that you had no rights,
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I don't know about you, but I'm old enough to remember a guy named J. Edgar Hoover. He was lord over the FBI for decades. He did what he wanted when he wanted regardless of what the Constitution said. If he was alive today and had the technology we have, lord knows what terrors we'd be undergoing.
Today is far less vicious than it was when I was growing up. They would drag you outta your house and dust your ass off if they wanted to. If it hadn't been for the civil rights upheavals of the 60's and 70's and the crusading journalism we'd all be slaves by now. We have it easy compared to the old days lemme tell you!