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In reply to the discussion: For The Record: The NSA Spied on All Americans. It Is a Fact. [View all]Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)I really tire of the apologists for the concerted attacks by our government on our constitutional rights.
Our government, the Congress in concert with the Executive have shredded the 4th Amendment with the Patriot Act, the endless spying and ever expanding secret government (NSA, FBI, CIA, etc.).
The Judiciary continues to give the government a pass on these practices as "necessary" for security. I suggest they study the history of the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the 5th Congress of the U.S.
The Judiciary continue to erode our democracy by recognizing money as speech, giving monied interests unrestrained ability to pervert our electoral process. The Judiciary continues to threaten the safety of Americans by recognizing an individual right to bear a firearm. Any clear reading of the 2nd Amendment casts this in the context of a "well-regulated militia".