Big Brother Alive in America

I have lived in the USA all of my life so far. I was raised with pride in the ideals of this nation. Ideals such as our freedoms and rights. I was never so naive to equate our government to these ideals, but I did hold the belief that there MUST be some sort of protections in place to guarantee these. After all, the military Oath is to the Constitution. The FBI, the Supreme Court, the ACLU, the press ..... In school we were taught of all these "protections", public and private.

Oh how the lofty have fallen...

These protections have been eroded, propagandized, bought out, appointed, and/or marginalized to the point that we find ourselves today.

Here's a few things of recent note...

Big Brother Sam - The use of remote microphones on YOUR cell phone to "bug" you! Now this is not so scary on the "they're after me" side of things as it is scary on the consolidation of power side of things. Such a program of widespread bugging possibilities has NEVER been achieved before. Not only does the government get a bug on every cell phone carrying person, the people targeted pay for the hardware and service themselves!!! Here's the links....

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=28537

http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2006/12/1733225.php

http://news.com.com/Week+in+review+Tech+loses+a+loved+one/2100-1083_3-6141974.html

http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=5777429&nav=2FH5

The ramifications of this technology and the power it imparts to the user are very dangerous.
The ramifications for the consolidation of power are immense.
1. Political eavesdropping - Nixon woulda LOVED this!
2. Blackmail - Who needs friends when ya can blackmail your enemies!!
3. Insider trading - In so many ways....

There ya have the makings of a political machine with MASSIVE power. Know who your enemies are and what they are doing. Blackmail or buy them out. If this doesn't work, out them with the blackmail material and let the media do the rest (and they will since you have the goods on them too!).

Of course, there are far more ramifications I haven't even touched on. Suffice it to say that in a nation of freedoms and rights this is a scary reversal. Now, on to the next tid bit.

http://www.altmuslim.com/perm.php?id=1837_0_25_0_C

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1208061shareef1.html

Many of you may have heard of this recent case of "terrorism". This looks to me more like a patsy that was to dumb to work out so they converted him to parade and pony show for the "War on Terrorism". At best it shows the inner workings of our inept Federal Government.
Every high school has a good percentage of people guilty of this moron's crimes.

Let's break this down...

The FBI develops a case somehow involving 1. an informant/guide and 2. a complete moron of African American decent who may be a muslim.

The moron doesn't have anything but anger, stupidity, and a big mouth.
The informant has 1. The plan 2. The motive 3. The weapons

The informant spends days preparing the moron.

Starting with the plan.
The moron has no plan. No target, no weapons, no money, no accomplices (aside from the informant...), no clue and no chance. He does want to start a Jihad against the U.S. and commit crimes to fund this according to the affidavit. So, as the affidavit shows, the informant spends days coaching a plan out of (or into) the moron.

In the middle of this, the informant plants the motive (Jihad/muslim). The moron's motive apparent in the statements contained in the affidavit are most likely attributed to anger/revenge to a judge that sentenced him.

That brings us to the weapons...first I must say, HOW DUMB ARE YOU!! If someone is going to trade you 4 grenades and 2 handguns for a set of ghetto blasters....apparently I must finish this statement... it's probably the feds!! Second, this SCREAMS desperation when you have to go to such lengths to make a terrorist to arrest. You couldn't find one moron with even $500 to trick?
Finally, since when is a hand grenade a weapon of mass destruction? Shit, tell Bush! Surely we must have found some of these in Iraq!!!

Assuming 9/11 was a terrorist act, is it any surprise we were unable to stop it if this is how we find and deactivate terror cells? Is this not a blatant and elaborate form of entrapment? Is this an efficient use of our federal resources?

It's clear to me that while this guy isn't exactly what I want as a fellow American he was no threat to me or the nation. The biggest threat this guy probably posed was to himself. Even if he somehow scratched up enough to buy a gun at worst he would have been a murderer.

Well, that's enough on this, read the links for more.

Think while it's still legal!

B

Response From Sen. Feingold on Impeachment

December 1, 2006

Dear Mr. Richardson,

Thank you for contacting me regarding presidential impeachment. I appreciate hearing from you.

The Constitution grants the House of Representatives the authority to draft articles of impeachment, and gives the Senate the power to try an impeachment. Each decision as to whether or not to convict on each article must be made separately, and a conviction on any single article is sufficient grounds for removal from office.

I believe the President should be held accountable for breaking the law by authorizing warrantless wiretaps of Americans on American soil. The President's claims of inherent executive authority, and his assertions that the courts have approved this type of activity, are baseless. He has broken the law, and he has made it clear that he will continue to do so. The President must be held accountable for his actions, and Congress must take action to check the power of an executive branch that is willing to flout the law.

That is why, on Monday, March 13, 2006, I introduced a resolution to censure the President because of his actions. I believe that this is an appropriate response to the President's illegal wiretapping program. Congress must hold the President accountable for authorizing a program that clearly violates the law and for misleading the country about its existence and legality.

There is no question that the government should wiretap suspected terrorists both inside and outside the United States to protect our national security. But the President has not explained why the government cannot comply with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which sets out the procedures by which the government can obtain a warrant from a secret court known as the FISA Court to authorize electronic surveillance of individuals in the United States who are suspected of terrorism or espionage.

As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I will continue to push for a full congressional investigation and for full accountability. If you would like to read the text of the censure resolution please go to <" target=_blank >http://feingold.senate.gov/censureresolution.pdf>. To view the statement I delivered on the Senate floor just prior to introducing the resolution, please go to <" target=_blank >http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/06/03/2006313.html>.

Thank you again for contacting me regarding holding the President accountable for his actions. I look forward to hearing from you in the future.

Sincerely,Russell D. Feingold
United States Senator

If you wish to contact me again, please visit " target=_blank >http://feingold.senate.gov/contact.html.