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Feb. 13th, 2008 01:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Bush presses House on surveillance bill
This is really bothering me. Especially the retroactive immunity for telecoms. If they hadn't done anything illegal, why would this be necessary? I'm sure the reply would be "9/11 changed everything", but that's bullshit. Nobody is above the law, least of all the people that are supposed to enforce it. 9/11 did not change that.
terrorists are planning new attacks on our country ... that will make Sept. 11 pale by comparison
I smell fearmongering! I have no doubt that this is true, but it has always been true. And your cat is planning to poop in your shoes, and your neighbor is thinking of different ways he could fuck your wife. We don't let these things consume us, and we can't. As I've said before, more people die from heart disease every couple of days than died in 9/11 over 6 years ago. Get a grip!
This is really bothering me. Especially the retroactive immunity for telecoms. If they hadn't done anything illegal, why would this be necessary? I'm sure the reply would be "9/11 changed everything", but that's bullshit. Nobody is above the law, least of all the people that are supposed to enforce it. 9/11 did not change that.
terrorists are planning new attacks on our country ... that will make Sept. 11 pale by comparison
I smell fearmongering! I have no doubt that this is true, but it has always been true. And your cat is planning to poop in your shoes, and your neighbor is thinking of different ways he could fuck your wife. We don't let these things consume us, and we can't. As I've said before, more people die from heart disease every couple of days than died in 9/11 over 6 years ago. Get a grip!