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<blockquote data-quote="ok2bclever" data-source="post: 75010" data-attributes="member: 1356"><p>I don't consider the fact that some president or presidents may or may not have violated or wished to violate American's rights in the past as a reason to condone it in the present or future.</p><p></p><p>I am not saying you were either wkmac, but I think that point should be made perfectly clear that condoning that is a dangerously steep downsliding slope to tyranny.</p><p></p><p>bush said he wasn't a dictator and was only doing what he thought he needed to do to protect the country and I believe he was sincere, but that statement would be true of a dictator as well, not that I am comparing bush to a dictator.</p><p></p><p>The point is not meant to be political as I don't want democrat overlords any more than republican overlords.</p><p></p><p>The checks and balances designed into our government were put there for very pertinent reasons and have proved themselves as we have managed a couple of hundred years without having to revolt again.</p><p></p><p>By the nature of the beast a government desires to have more and more control over it's people and freedom loving men and women must be vigilant in not giving a government a blank check to do what it will.</p><p></p><p>I believe the danger from a government becoming too all invasive that is given more and more rights to decide what is in the best interest of it's citizens without review or recourse is a far greater danger than foreign terrorists will ever be.</p><p></p><p>I think people should not be so quick to trade their rights and freedoms for a false sense of safety and security.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ok2bclever, post: 75010, member: 1356"] I don't consider the fact that some president or presidents may or may not have violated or wished to violate American's rights in the past as a reason to condone it in the present or future. I am not saying you were either wkmac, but I think that point should be made perfectly clear that condoning that is a dangerously steep downsliding slope to tyranny. bush said he wasn't a dictator and was only doing what he thought he needed to do to protect the country and I believe he was sincere, but that statement would be true of a dictator as well, not that I am comparing bush to a dictator. The point is not meant to be political as I don't want democrat overlords any more than republican overlords. The checks and balances designed into our government were put there for very pertinent reasons and have proved themselves as we have managed a couple of hundred years without having to revolt again. By the nature of the beast a government desires to have more and more control over it's people and freedom loving men and women must be vigilant in not giving a government a blank check to do what it will. I believe the danger from a government becoming too all invasive that is given more and more rights to decide what is in the best interest of it's citizens without review or recourse is a far greater danger than foreign terrorists will ever be. I think people should not be so quick to trade their rights and freedoms for a false sense of safety and security. [/QUOTE]
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