Tina
11-23-2011, 04:39 PM
The foreign policy debate for the GOP candidates hoping for a nomination to run against Barack Obama in 2012 was far from impressive, to say the least.
Indeed some of the comments made by Republican presidential hopefuls were downright disturbing, especially when it comes to the oxymoronic PATRIOT Act.
The PATRIOT Act is a disgrace to America, it essentially erodes all of our most important liberties and inalienable rights, giving the federal government disgusting amounts of power.
Despite the fact that there hasn’t been a successful attack on America since September 11th, 2001 and all attempts since have been directly linked to our government, many of the candidates said they were for expanding the power of the PATRIOT Act.
Apparently locking up suspects indefinitely without charge, torture, warrantless wiretapping, and warrantless searches aren’t enough for many of the GOP’s candidates.
Ron Paul was a rare voice of reason in the debate, saying that the PATRIOT Act is “unpatriotic because it undermines our liberty. We have drifted into a condition that we were warned against because our founders were very clear. They said don’t be willing to sacrifice liberty for security.”
Unfortunately, that is precisely what the government of the United States has done, it has systematically removed our liberties under the guise of increasing our security.
In reality, the supposed terrorist threat is minimal, at best, and thus the justification for the PATRIOT Act is wholly ludicrous.
Yet, the majority of the GOP candidates and others like non-profit group The CELL continuously manufacture paranoid delusions and a version of reality that clearly is not reflected in hard statistics.
Newt Gingrich expressed an extreme distaste for freedom and liberty during the debate, saying that he would “look at strengthening [the PATRIOT Act] because I think the dangers are literally that great.”
He spoke of “the difference between national security requirements and criminal law requirements,” saying that the government should be allowed to go after terror suspects in a different manner than domestic criminals.
Yet he doesn’t seem to understand the fact that terrorism is itself a crime, and if committed on American soil, is by definition a domestic crime.
He also seems to be in the camp of people who don’t realize that every single terror suspect since 9/11 has dealt directly with the government and was at no time a real threat to the United States.
more at link.
http://www.activistpost.com/2011/11/gop-foreign-policy-debate-proves-ron.html
Indeed some of the comments made by Republican presidential hopefuls were downright disturbing, especially when it comes to the oxymoronic PATRIOT Act.
The PATRIOT Act is a disgrace to America, it essentially erodes all of our most important liberties and inalienable rights, giving the federal government disgusting amounts of power.
Despite the fact that there hasn’t been a successful attack on America since September 11th, 2001 and all attempts since have been directly linked to our government, many of the candidates said they were for expanding the power of the PATRIOT Act.
Apparently locking up suspects indefinitely without charge, torture, warrantless wiretapping, and warrantless searches aren’t enough for many of the GOP’s candidates.
Ron Paul was a rare voice of reason in the debate, saying that the PATRIOT Act is “unpatriotic because it undermines our liberty. We have drifted into a condition that we were warned against because our founders were very clear. They said don’t be willing to sacrifice liberty for security.”
Unfortunately, that is precisely what the government of the United States has done, it has systematically removed our liberties under the guise of increasing our security.
In reality, the supposed terrorist threat is minimal, at best, and thus the justification for the PATRIOT Act is wholly ludicrous.
Yet, the majority of the GOP candidates and others like non-profit group The CELL continuously manufacture paranoid delusions and a version of reality that clearly is not reflected in hard statistics.
Newt Gingrich expressed an extreme distaste for freedom and liberty during the debate, saying that he would “look at strengthening [the PATRIOT Act] because I think the dangers are literally that great.”
He spoke of “the difference between national security requirements and criminal law requirements,” saying that the government should be allowed to go after terror suspects in a different manner than domestic criminals.
Yet he doesn’t seem to understand the fact that terrorism is itself a crime, and if committed on American soil, is by definition a domestic crime.
He also seems to be in the camp of people who don’t realize that every single terror suspect since 9/11 has dealt directly with the government and was at no time a real threat to the United States.
more at link.
http://www.activistpost.com/2011/11/gop-foreign-policy-debate-proves-ron.html