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Do you see the 4th Amendment in tatters? Is that the propaganda machine at work? It seems like there's plenty of blame for both sides of the aisle and blindly
by crgt 13y ago
Do you see the 4th Amendment in tatters? Is that the propaganda machine at work? It seems like there's plenty of blame for both sides of the aisle and blindly defending the Administration with platitudes seems counterproductive.
- websitescenes 13y agoThe constitution has been in trouble for a long time. There has been a consistent degradation. Obama absolutely did not set these programs into motion, most of these secret programs are relics from the war on terror that fear enabled. Do I see a degradation in the 4th? Sure as hell I have but it's been happening for a long time. Now your pissed about it because the media tells you so. This is the right wing fear factory at work.
- jivatmanx 13y agoWhat if I told you... That there are people who opposed these programs when they were first put in place, and continue to oppose them now.
- websitescenes 13y agoI'm one of them. I just don't think that it's all Obama's to own. All the recent presidents should be blamed collectively.
- crgt 13y agoSome people have been upset for awhile, and many of them now see the potential for change given the increased visibility of the issues. Personally, I'm not angry because of what the media tells me. If anything, I'm more frustrated with what they don't report. But mostly I'm frustrated because our government seems comfortable disregarding our rights at will. That's not a partisan issue, nor is it the media hype factory at work. Framing it as such is deeply counterproductive.
- websitescenes 13y agoI agree with your sentiments but to not recognize that there are political agendas at work is not only counterproductive but also extremely naive.