Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

djplong, I don't believe it is a Democrat or Republican question. I think your freedoms are the answer. Your right to vote is the number one answer. We have to start on the local level and really question who we are voting into office. I personally believe in the rights of the people not the government.

I got excited watching Americans getting involved and attending town hall meetings and questioning their elected representatives. Somehow that got overtaken by extremists, unions and community organizers. The tea party protesters gave me faith and now I see it being corrupted and sabotaged.

I understand the premise behind wire-taps and such, but I have also watched in fear as it snowballs down a slippery slope of abuse.

This may be a stupid example, but I love to watch the reality police shows. I am amazed at how a person can be handcuffed and their vehicle and personal belongings searched without a search warrant and they haven't been read their rights or arrested. It is done for the safety of the police officer and the person being questioned they always say. I understand reasonable suspicion and all that. My husband laughs at me for my concern on something like this while watching Cops and says these are crack-heads and hookers.

Did you hear about the case in Pennsylvania where students were given computers to take home? A lawsuit is now alleging that the school administration "spied" on students in their homes.

http://jonathanturley.org/2010/02/20...dents-at-home/

I don't mind going through security at airports. I actually had the magic number at Logan recently and had to undergo the more intense search. I didn't mind one bit. I'm not complaining, but somewhere we've lost common sense in the minorities pleas of political correctness.

Somewhere our compass has been misdirected and we've lost our standards.