Are you suprised?

Yesterday's USA Today newspaper had an article concerning extensive Data Mining by the NSA. This Bush approved policy is proof of what we earlier suspected when Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez testified, not under oath mind you, to Congress a few months ago concerning the afore revealed warrantless wiretapping of innocent Americans. Many of us knew then that Bush and the republican controlled congress were doing more than just "spying on al Qaida." We knew that millions and millions of innocent American citizens were being spied on too. We just didn't then and still don't know now to what extent.

This is deplorable. When will you American people rise up and say enough is enough? What part of the Constitution really matters to you anymore?

General Hayden whom Bush has nominated to head the CIA was in charge of the NSA when John Bolten, recess appointment as America's Ambassador to the United Nations, requested permission to gather information on innocent civilians. General Hayden recently said that the fourth amendment to our constitution does not say anything about probable cause. He said that it only provides protection for unreasonable searches and seizures. He also went on to say that if there is any amendment that the NSA is most knowledgeable about it is the fourth amendment. General Hayden is a liar. Here is the fourth amendment:

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to be seized.

It seems to be en vogue lately for neocons, president bush (lower case is more appropriate in my opinion) and the republican controlled congress to leave out "and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause....." heck....they don't even adhere to the part that says "no warrants shall issue but upon....." There is no overshight in our goverment anymore. The republican controlled congress will not let any real investigations take place.

Germany was a democracy when Hitler first came onto their political scene. He used an incremental approach to convert their democracy into Fascism. The republicans started, if not earlier, at least with Nixon and Watergate, Reagan and the Iran Contra scandal and now Bush's all out assault on the Constitution....and the Federal Courts and Supreme Court.....An Incremental Approach.....Supreme Court Justice Samuel Aliton in his writings spoke of an "incremental approach to overturning Roe v. Wade."

Free Speech (Article One) is gone!!
Protection against illegal searches and seizures (no warrants without probable cause) ((Article Four)) is gone!!

What is next?

I guess the fact that the Whole Constitution is not predicated on Gas Prices remaining "reasonable" is the problem since the only thing that Americans seem to really care about anymore is high gas prices.

This war in Iraq and soon to be Iran and then North Korea and so on.....is Not about National Security. It is about Corporations who benefit from War. These foolish Americans are being controlled by "FEAR" and sold one bill of goods after another while the Bill of Rights is stripped from them so the neoconFascist can have complete One Party Rule.

Register to vote if you are not registered already. Vote Democrat to bring back some checks and balances to our government before it is too late.