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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay
No, Rupert, I don't think that you attacked me because I think that the Patriot Act was absolutely necessary. However, I do think that some are taking that act a little too far, although I don't know for sure. Almost everything is just speculation and opinion about everything going on in the government right now.
Also, I think that you may have used the word 'hopeless' out of context in this instance. It is set in stone that Bernardini is a good horse because we have all physically seen him and just what he does. However, we cannot possibly see for a fact everything that is going on in the government right now and what is right or wrong, and if they are abusing powers or not. Like I said earlier, everything is opinion and speculation. Nothing is set in stone. The history books won't be finished for many years on what is going on right now in this current government, because it is very complicated. History could totally rewrite itself. Who knows, it could all be some huge conspiracy theory!? Now, I don't think that this is the case, but none of us who aren't in the government don't know for an absolute fact, do we?
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I think our government has done a lot of things wrong. I agree with you that they should secure the border. I don't understand why they don't do that. I think that invading Iraq was probably a mistake.
But with regard to civil liberties, I think most of the criticism is unwarranted. For example, I think that obtaining wiretaps is an absolute necessity. If they catch a terrorist over in Pakistan and they get his computer and cell-phone and see that he has been in contact with someone in this country, I think the government should absolutely put a wiretap on this person's phone and make sure that the person is not a terrorist. That is the way the government catches most of these guys. That is our main defense against the terrorists. When we catch one of them and we get their computer and cell-phone, we see who they have been communicating with and that's how we catch their associates.