Are Americans the new enemy of America?

Thankfully this is why we have three branches of government. Parts of this will be struck down in our court system i can guarantee that. As in “Hambdi v. Rumsfeld”. The supreme court usually goes with the individual wherever their rights are challenged especially that unalienable right of Life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness. “The writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, except only the rarest of circumstances”. If they cannot detain someone on a foreign battlefield that was armed with a machine gun, then i doubt they are going to be able to just put people in cages all willy nilly. “In our society, Liberty is the norm, and detention without trial is the carefully limited exception.” If you want to look up the whole caae of “Hambdi v. Rumsfeld”, i am sure it will answer your question more thouroghly. :)

You’re right. The Judicial rules on the constitutionality of laws, and this one seems ripe for overturn… but… isn’t it troubling that such a broad expansion of the executive passed both houses and was signed by the President? [albeit with a signing statement indicating he would not make use of the provision even after Senator Levin asserted the provision was requested by President Obama] Signing statements are not binding. Isn’t it troubling that there was little to no coverage of this bill’s provision by the establishment media as it made its way through congress? Two branches of our government consider the people a threat to the state. This speaks to the view our elected officals hold of the dichotomy between the people and the state. This suggests that in their opinion, the state is an entity unto itself… whose function is self sustainment… rather than the protection of the people. We have become subjects to the state… wards under its provision… rather than a nation of free men and women whose rights are protected by laws… as the founders intended. The perpetuation of this mindset is what is troubling… and I wonder if anyone can truly see this or if they care anymore.

Something as big and powerful as The U.S. government is of course going to make sure it keeps it’s power. it is difficult to get rid of a simple beauracracy such as the TSA, let alone dismantle something as huge as our federal government. As useless and anti-human rights as the TSA is, we will probably never get rid of it. This is why our constitution must stay intact. As long as we have a constitution and a court system, we still have a chance.

What good are checks and balances if… as you say… we are saddled with unconstitutional bureaucracies? Government sanctioned extortion via mandatory health insurance is one such measure that has persisted longer than critics avowed. Do you believe that the government is an entity unto itself? If yes… do you believe this is good for its citizenry? I’m not suggesting anything nihilistic here… there is a role for the government… that is as a guarantor of our civil liberties. Once a government becomes an end unto itself… and sacrifices the most basic rights of its citizenry in order to preserve its station… it is no longer a legitimate entity. Either we accept the subjugation under it… or we set about abolishing it… inasmuch as it has trespassed… in the manner left to us through whichever avenues not restricted by government gatekeepers.

We should have abolished it a long time ago then, because now it is impossible. The only hope we have is through our court system, and campaign finance reform.

We in the south tried… I’m all for campaign finance reform… seeing these superpacs buying elections is sickening… though… if superpacs can buy elections… that means they have bought those elected… quid pro quo… so that theory is out. Perhaps the justices… one can hope… not certain. This “Oh well” attitude is depressing. I can see that no one wants to stick their neck out first… but if the end is a foregone conclusion… I would have rather taken the chance.