I'm shocked! I'm outraged! I can't believe the Patriot Act has been... enacted!?

[SmittynMo]

36. Look, these politicians are not fools.....

At election time, politicians only tell you what they want you to hear, to win. I never heard anything about the NSA around election time, or this crap probably would have been brought up. They do what they have to to win elections. Once in there, you will see good and bad, and hope the good outweighs the bad.

Yeah, this is invasion of privacy. We bitched then, and we're bitching now. Does it need to stop? Hell yes.

I voted for Obama both times. Did I think he would change the world? No. As a matter of fact, the only good thing I've seen from him is the coverage of preexisting conditions. That will benefit EVERYONE. I'm sure there are others, but I don't want arguments.

Are we better off with Obama? I'd say yes. Especially considering how bad it would have been with McCain, or Rmoney running the show. I certainly haven't seen much from Obama in the second term.

As with anything else in politics, once this slips through the cracks, which it did in 2001, they just slide it under the rug. 6 months from now, no one remembers, until it becomes an issue again. It sucks, but that's the way it is. Ignore it long enough, and MAYBE it might go away? We need to act now, before this issue becomes passive again.

All I can say for now, is they have access to know EVERYTHING about you, if they want to. Anytime you use electronic communication, it's being recorded. So don't use your phone, PC, TV, or even drive your car. Big brother could be watching you very closely. Pretty damn sad, isn't it?