The FBI Needs To Explain Why It Failed To Monitor Boston Bombing Suspect Despite A Clear Warning

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7. Our withering Constitutional Rights

We American's gleefully allowed many of our Constitutional Rights to be diminished or nullified completely after 9/11.

We were happy to do so, to allow our government to protect us from terrorists.

My question is, simply, how many more rights do we have to give away so our government can do it's stated job and "keep us safe"? What other Constitutional rights should have been sacrificed to prevent the Boston Tragedy?

Another question about the magnitude of the Boston Bombing; why is there much less media concern with the Texas explosion that killed at least 14 and rendered up to 60 others "missing"? In terms of magnitude, the Texas disaster perhaps caused 500% more human loss and misery than the Boston tragedy.

Why do Americans find certain types of death perfectly acceptable, but are totally horrified by acts of terrorism?

Terrorism is horrible and unjustified and should be eliminated from the planet, of course, but an American's chance of being a terrorist victim is perhaps the same as being hit by lightning and a meteor simultaneously, in terms of probabilities.

And the root cause of the Texas disaster seems to be lack of enforcement of existing regulations, and industries allowed "to regulate themselves". Should we not, as Americans concerned about the general well being, be completely up in arms and fighting every day for stronger enforcement of regulations as they apply to dangerous industries?

Judging by the recent gun debate, apparently not!

-90% Jimmy

PS - I am being facetious about the loss of rights after 9-11. I deeply resent my government diminishing my rights in the name of "fighting terra-ists". The dilution of our rights has more to do with growing corpora-fascism than it does with protecting us citizens, in my opinion