I've said this before (some of you probably hate hearing it), but it bears repeating.
"I don't care of Osama Bin Laden is calling me collect at home, you better by God have a FISA warrant before you tap my phone."
At what point do we realize that by surrendering our liberties to oppressive Bush and Obama administrations, we have allowed the terrorists to win? There is no such thing as perfect safety folks, and to think that it exists is both delusional and dangerous.
Extremists over the world wish to do us harm. Sadly, some will succeed. When this happens, we should focus on identifying those who are culpable, and killing them. Not a long-term military operation against peoples who have know idea why they're being invaded (e.g. Afghanistan and Iraq), but surgical incursions against terrorist organizations resulting in their utter eradication.
What we should not do is blame our government for failing to protect us. We have to make a choice about how much we're willing to give up for this protection. I for one prefer to live in a country where my rights are preserved. If that means I'm a bit less safe then so be it. Giving Obama (or God help us, Bush) the ability to suppress or suspend our constitutional rights does not make us safer, just diminished.
We would do well to remember to ask the question: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
in reference to: Surveillance and Shahzad - WSJ.com (view on Google Sidewik
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