Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 Actually, their constitutional rights ARE stripped! They are completely non-existent when someone is tagged as a " terrorist. " I emphasize the quotes on that because, like you said, anyone donating to the " wrong " charity (whether aware or not) are tagged, anyone who is considered an accomplice to someone tagged as a " terrorist " is also tagged as a " terrorist. " And FYI for those that don't know, thanks to the Patriot Act, if the FBI, CIA or any other security official is staking out a " terrorist " and you even so much as ask him/her for the time, you may be shot. No questions asked. And if you research the Patriot act yourself, just remember that the terms " terrorist " or " suspect " are used very loosely when studying the facts. Look at Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) for example, lol! One of the biggest peace promoters of our time! This act even gives your neighbor the right to sniff through your trash, and now that nosey old lady down the street that knows more about your significant other than you do may just one day be deemed a heroine when you're hauled off to God knows where in the middle of the night with no rights to phone calls, lawyers, no knowledge of where you are or why you're being held all because you JUST MIGHT be suspected of being a friend of someone who might have donated money to a charity that just might be suspected of funding a group that may or may not be a terrorist organization because one of the founders is a distant cousin of someone who went to high school with a person on the watch list. Sounds like a load, but you never know! Sorry for venting too, but this thing has hit close to home, and when that happens, your eyes are opened to a whole new view of the world and how things are being run these days. And what makes things like this and the chip even worse is that they throw around the words " terrorism " and " national security " to those who really don't know everything that's going on just to win their vote or get them on their side. I'm so glad that so many people have registered to and plan to vote, hopefully someday soon this country will be given back to or even taken back from the people who make it so wonderful. Sarah in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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