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Skriven 2005-12-22 15:08:42 av BOB SAKOWSKI (1:123/140)
Ärende: Thoughts from Ohio
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Name: Nervous In Ohio
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Regarding your rather small byline titled "More good news for police state
fans."  This issue has serious and grave implications yet gets exactly that
much exposure.  Little to none.  

Our country, founded on the beliefs that all men are created equal, that we
all have certain inalienable rights that no one has the authority to
remove, is now carefully and systematically removing and eroding those
rights in the name of 'security'.  

The federal government hasn't quite gotten to the point of requiring all
citizens provide their papers at checkpoints, but it is moving closer with
each added security requirement.  Apparently the state of Ohio decided the
federal government wasn't moving quickly enough and chose to take it all
the way as quickly as possible.  

One might ask how they could possibly think they could get away with doing
such a thing, but you only need to look to the highest office in the nation
to see where they get the idea from. 

As the world continues to watch, the U.S. slowly and carefully appears to
be following down a rather slippery slope of the ends justifies the means. 
The President's belief that he has the authority to take anyone at any
time, from anywhere in the world and make them literally disappear falls
extremely close to a decree from Adolph Hitler on December 7, 1941, "Nacht
und Nebel."

While the Nazi party was well known for execution of those who were
considered 'enemies of the state', given the fact that the President
attempted to push a new version of the Patriot Act (Patriot Act II) through
Congress without public knowledge.  

It was through a leak from someone 'inside' that this new legislation
became public knowledge.  However, the MSM never seemed to really touch it. 
The new bill, coined the "Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003" had
far sweeping impact, allowing the government to obtain any and all
information regarding anyone they chose without the requirement of the
person actually having done anything wrong.  

To make it even more dangerous, it was written such that disclosure of said
investigation to anyone (including your defense lawyer) was a criminal
offense.  It further allowed for the President to literally expel anyone
from the country, regardless of citizenship if the President deemed them to
be a problem of any kind. 

The story about the NSA being authorized to spy domestically without a
warrant is yet one more step towards a police state. The President's claims
regarding domestic spying falls dangerously close to a statement by Adolph
Hitler when addressing the Reichstag on March 23, 1933: "The government
will make use of these powers only insofar as they are essential for
carrying out vitally necessary measures...

The number of cases in which an internal necessity exists for having
recourse to such a law is in itself a limited one."  I don't know about
anyone else, but as I sit here in my home I have to wonder... what kind of
person can justify eliminating rights domestically and turn around telling
the world we're here to promote democracy?
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