A whole new level of "If you're not with us, you're against us."
One of the authors of this book criticizing the Bush administration has been put on the National No Fly List.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Also, in case you've been under a rock, you might have missed hearing that President Bush has ordered the NSA to intercept phone and email communications of thousands of Americans without a warrant.
Yes, that is the same President Bush who in 2004 said, and I quote, "Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution."
If the next time I try to fly out to visit you, I call and tell you I can't come after all, you'll know why.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Also, in case you've been under a rock, you might have missed hearing that President Bush has ordered the NSA to intercept phone and email communications of thousands of Americans without a warrant.
Yes, that is the same President Bush who in 2004 said, and I quote, "Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so. It's important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution."
If the next time I try to fly out to visit you, I call and tell you I can't come after all, you'll know why.