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Yes, that's right. Everything from privacy act material to your grades in high school and college, letters to the editor you wrote disagreeing with accepted government policy...
Who knows what's really in the http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20101220/ts_yblog_thelookout/the-5-most-surprising-revelations-from-the-posts-monitoring-america-investigation" . Probably this thread...
Here in Colorado, we have a law on the books that specifically forbids any state (or lower) government office from keeping records on concealed handgun permits (CHP), with the sole exception of the sheriff's office of the county in which it was issued. The intent was to prevent abuse of this information, including profiling by various law-enforcement agencies, and smear campaigns for politicians who might hold a CHP.
I, for one, am opposed to the FBI's database, as terrorists aren't likely to engage in behaviors which would raise red flags. If anything, they'll keep their heads down, making no waves.
I, on the other hand am an outspoken American. I may rail against some government policies, but I'm a staunch supporter of many activities done to detect and counter terrorism. I love my country, and hate seeing anyone get away with the kinds of atrocities done during 9/11, and earlier, by McVeigh and his pals(s).
Yet, am I to find my way profiled in the FBI's database simply because I think it's right to exercise my 1st Amendment rights speaking out against certain government activities which I believe cross the line, some of which questionably violate our rights as enumerated in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution? Heck! Along with all the other political writers, cartoonists, bloggers, and those who write letters to the editor, I'm part of the process envisioned by our founders which helps both keep the government in check while spurring them on to greater things than eroding our civil rights.
Yet is that activity now being recorded in the FBI's database? Isn't that profiling? Does anyone else here see something inherently wrong and potentially dangerous about this?
Who knows what's really in the http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20101220/ts_yblog_thelookout/the-5-most-surprising-revelations-from-the-posts-monitoring-america-investigation" . Probably this thread...
Here in Colorado, we have a law on the books that specifically forbids any state (or lower) government office from keeping records on concealed handgun permits (CHP), with the sole exception of the sheriff's office of the county in which it was issued. The intent was to prevent abuse of this information, including profiling by various law-enforcement agencies, and smear campaigns for politicians who might hold a CHP.
I, for one, am opposed to the FBI's database, as terrorists aren't likely to engage in behaviors which would raise red flags. If anything, they'll keep their heads down, making no waves.
I, on the other hand am an outspoken American. I may rail against some government policies, but I'm a staunch supporter of many activities done to detect and counter terrorism. I love my country, and hate seeing anyone get away with the kinds of atrocities done during 9/11, and earlier, by McVeigh and his pals(s).
Yet, am I to find my way profiled in the FBI's database simply because I think it's right to exercise my 1st Amendment rights speaking out against certain government activities which I believe cross the line, some of which questionably violate our rights as enumerated in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution? Heck! Along with all the other political writers, cartoonists, bloggers, and those who write letters to the editor, I'm part of the process envisioned by our founders which helps both keep the government in check while spurring them on to greater things than eroding our civil rights.
Yet is that activity now being recorded in the FBI's database? Isn't that profiling? Does anyone else here see something inherently wrong and potentially dangerous about this?
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