The Legislative Branch has no oversight responsibility over the White House.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Griff

Please read what you've written as if it is 1933.

The reason it is different from 1933 is that people are willing to stand up for everybodies' rights, not just their own. The Bush administration got in the fear business after 911 and started to roll back Constitutionaly protected rights. They are being stopped. If you are still scared, get a dog.

Once again, I am not afraid of anything because I know that some really dedicated people are out there doing the good work hunting down the people who want to harm us. I will not support hamstringing their good work.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Once again, I am not afraid of anything because I know that some really dedicated people are out there doing the good work hunting down the people who want to harm us. I will not support hamstringing their good work.

So why not eliminate warrants altogether? Or is the NSA the only organization made up entirely of saints, requiring no oversight?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

So why not eliminate warrants altogether? Or is the NSA the only organization made up entirely of saints, requiring no oversight?

Makes no difference to me, really I don't care. The NSA should not be feared by the American public.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Once again, I am not afraid of anything because I know that some really dedicated people are out there doing the good work hunting down the people who want to harm us. I will not support hamstringing their good work.

What makes you think they want to hurt us? A good versus evil world is just an illusion. If they do anything to hurt us it is probably because we did something very bad to them.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

What makes you think they want to hurt us? A good versus evil world is just an illusion. If they do anything to hurt us it is probably because we did something very bad to them.

Haven't travelled much have you.


If that is your fantasy world of the nice big old world have at it.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Haven't travelled much have you.


If that is your fantasy world of the nice big old world have at it.

No, I haven't traveled much but I know, except for rare cases, people won't attack me as long as I repect them and their culture.

Also, how does traveling have any relevance to people coming here and attacking me at my house?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

No, I haven't traveled much but I know, except for rare cases, people won't attack me as long as I repect them and their culture.

You are delusional.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

No, I haven't traveled much but I know, except for rare cases, people won't attack me as long as I repect them and their culture.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

You are delusional.

I disagree. I'm not the most extensively travelled person on this board (there are some real globetrotters here) but I have travelled reasonably.

I have never been attacked, nor do I believe I am likely to be for reasons that I wouldn't be attacked in my own country (wrong place, wrong time, robbery or sexual motives).

If you mean verbally attacked, the only places that has happened to me were in my own backyard - figuratively soeaking. I left a pub in Essex (a county south of London) because I felt uncomfortable with the way people at the bar mocked my accent. I wasn't what they thought I was (over-privileged and slumming it) but I didn't stay to explain it. I also had my English accent commented on derisively in Belfast - which made me very uncomfortable.