If true, your emails, phone calls and other private data that are seized by the government through its Prism program, under the auspices of protecting us from terrorists, is a clear violation of the Constitution. That aside, what strikes me about this scandal du-jour, is that Prism started in 2007 under G.W. Bush when he signed the Protect America Act (my Congressman Joe Pitts of Lancaster and Chester Counties voted in favor of this Act). At the time, 75% of the GOP was in favor of this type of data gathering. From the Washington Post: "On Sept. 11, 2007, the National Security Agency signed up Microsoft as its first partner for PRISM, a massive domestic surveillance program...That’s barely a month after Congress passed, and President George W. Bush signed, the Protect America Act." At the time, the DEMs were in opposition to this program by 61%. Now, in 2013, the DEMs are 64% in favor. Why? My theory is that now they control the White House. Sadly, 56% of Americans are OK with this type of domestic spying. While some in the GOP are alarmed, most are OK with this spying.
If you believe the polls and how Congress voted, partisanship in Washington trumps liberty. You're civil rights are slowly dying and those in power are helping it happen. Civil liberties are what our founding fathers, cobblers, farmers, blacksmiths and inn keepers fought about, beginning in 1774. How do I know this? I give you an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence signed by 56 brave men in 1776:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
"Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. Government is force; like fire it is a dangerous servant-and a fearful master." George Washington
So, the government now controls our medical records (Obamacare), our money, our emails, our personal data, and our private conversations made via phone calls.
How can it end? It begins by voting the current power brokers and their minions out of office. The problems is, those in power will do anything to stay in power, including voting to allow government intrusion into your life.
If you haven't turned to God yet, now is the time.
If you believe the polls and how Congress voted, partisanship in Washington trumps liberty. You're civil rights are slowly dying and those in power are helping it happen. Civil liberties are what our founding fathers, cobblers, farmers, blacksmiths and inn keepers fought about, beginning in 1774. How do I know this? I give you an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence signed by 56 brave men in 1776:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
- BELIEVE that we have a God-given right to liberty
- ACT by taking a stand against our tyrannical, out of control government
- SERVE by rallying around like-minded individuals who are against this type of government invasion
"Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. Government is force; like fire it is a dangerous servant-and a fearful master." George Washington
So, the government now controls our medical records (Obamacare), our money, our emails, our personal data, and our private conversations made via phone calls.
How can it end? It begins by voting the current power brokers and their minions out of office. The problems is, those in power will do anything to stay in power, including voting to allow government intrusion into your life.
If you haven't turned to God yet, now is the time.
RSS Feed
