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I'm one that supports the whole "break a few eggs to make an omelette"...but this is more like killing the chicken. I don't think that is is something that should exist EVER. The witch hunt that went on during the 50s is very similar to what could easily happen under these new laws. The intent was the same, to protect the citizens of america. But whenever you have loopholes that exist like that for the government, it's guaranteed they will be taken advantage of. Let's look at it this way...say this thing goes into effect, and next election someone gets into office that you have a HUGE problem with(let's put aside any predictions you may have concerning said election). You dislike this person enough that you are stirred to action, lobbying, putting up a website, speaking out, whatever. Lets say your instincts are right and this hypothetical administration is doing terrible things to the country. Under this law, you could just be carted off to jail, WITHout being charged, without your family being notified...as far as they'd know you just disapeared. Do we really have to wait till it comes to that point before the people of this country do something about it? I really don't understand people who are such vocal "patriots", talking about how wonderful this country is, how many rights we have, yet just shrug when our bill of rights is torn up in Washington DC. There is no justification for that. As I always hear others saying, people DIED for those rights, and I'd rather have died on 9/11 in those towers than have them still standing while the government keeps taps on me and jails my neighbors without evidence.
A bird in a cage is free of predators, but it is still caged, it is not free.
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