I totally agree; the constant partisan bickering match is exactly how politicians continue to stay in power, despite acting against the people's interests. Fur

I totally agree; the constant partisan bickering match is exactly how politicians continue to stay in power, despite acting against the people's interests. Furthermore, you can go back a little bit further in history to the regime of George W. Bush who stole the election and point out how his programs set the ground for this type of surveillance. Then you can go back further and point out the Echelon program under Clinton (and Waco and Ruby Ridge), etc. etc. The point is we can continue this partisan bickering match from behind our keyboards ad infinitum and never take to the streets and work on building a movement. How are broad based coalitions that demand change and get it built? By people setting aside their differences and working towards a common goal. So the next time you see someone who's all herp-derp Ron Paul or an Obamazombie Libtard (I'm using inflammatory language here to make a point), instead of arguing with them to try and assign blame, why not invite them to the next Linux Users Group meeting and show them how to install crypto software? Or the next planning meeting for the next demo? It's only by setting aside our political differences and taking small, baby steps working with a diverse group of people can we build a strong coalition that can't be divided by petty bickering as it starts to gain political power.