I agree with the Patriot Act. They should be able to do what they need to do to protect us. This is an un-winnable argument. People complain that they invade our privacy and everything, but if America was attacked when they were backing off a little people would complain even more. So why not be safer. If you really think about it, it doesnt effect you unless you are actually planning to do something bad or have connections with terroists.
alec.. just be quite lol
That's the way I felt too. If you don't have anything to do with any kinds of terrorism then your safe. The government is only looking for that one thing and that one thing only and if it isn't there, they don't care.
But why should I suffer persecution and have to deal with some bullcrap policy because some arab decided to fly a plane into a building?
Because by giving up some of these rights, you are helping keep people safe. The less rights we have the more security we are going to have. The more rights, the less security. Would you rather have more freedoms and have thousands of people die everyday due to the lack of national security?
It's not a matter of thousands of people everyday. There weren't thousands of people in the US dying every day from terrorist attack before the Patriot Act, there certainly wouldn't be now.
Do you know how many terrorist attacks have been stopped since 9/11? well i googled it and it has been around 50. That is alot of lifes saved wouldn't you say?
Coming from the kid in the marines......... But your right id rather be safe.
who doesnt wanna be safe??? id just like to be safe by not being probed by the government. atleast get rid of the private storage
There just needs to be a check on the Patriot act, just the word "terrorist" pretty much puts it into effect.
Right I would rather be safe.
yea but there should be a limit on how much a person privacy they can invade
i would have to agree.
As long as you dont go around buying a gun, shovel, rope, and bleach i dont think they care.
I swear Alec has done this before...
I agree, this is an un-winnable arguement. We need a better and more productive security system.
But it does affect you. It affects all of us. If you tweet about an "incident" at work, that's a red flag. "Recruitment?" Red flag. If you post a status on Facebook talking about your spam folder and use the word "scammers," that's another one. Here is a list of keywords Homeland Security uses to monitor social networking sites. Tell me that doesn't feel a mite overboard? I'll give up physical security, gladly, if my rights are secure.
its unwinnable at this point because they tend to deny anything we say about them infringing on our rights. to them it has never happened and they do what in neccessary
Even if you are red flagged what does that do? They just watch you.. if your not actually up to terroist activity what does it matter.
The point is that I'm not up to any terrorist activity, and I have the right to privacy. In the grand American tradition, I tend to be very protective of my rights.
I agree cause it shouldnt really matter unless your doing something bad
they still look at everything you do! what if it's supposed to be private?? like taking a "Poo"
A shovel, rope, gun, and bleach? Are you going hunting Alec?
yes.... house cat hunting
yes kyle.. a different kind of hunting! ;)
That is true.
I agree with Alec, and because since the Patriot Act has been put in place many terrorist attempts have been stopped and none have been successful.
Right. I agree. I'd rather be safe than sorry.