Eroding civil liberties

It amazes me sometimes how little things just slip by us. And then Americans don't care that the government is chipping away at our rights, doing unconstitutional acts. Now it's legal for the government (TSA/Homeland Security) to copy data on your personal devices without needing probable cause. To quote the Washington Post: "...federal agents may copy books, documents, and the data on laptops and other electronic devices without suspecting a traveler of wrongdoing."

And these changes are taking part without public input. This stuff matters. Read the original article.

Is the government becoming American versions of the Gestapo?

To quote Wikipedia (original source William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"), "The Gestapo had the authority to investigate treason, espionage and sabotage cases, and cases of criminal attacks on the Nazi Party and Germany. A law passed by the government in 1936 gave the Gestapo carte blance to operate without judical oversight. The Gestapo was specifically exempted from responsibility to administrative courts, where citizens normally could sue the state to conform to laws. As early as 1935, however, a Prussian administrative court had ruled that the Gestapo's actions were not subject to judicial review."

And we all know how that turned out.



*(and your little dog too)**
**I don't believe it's a conspiracy theory, just that our elected officials are not doing their job of protecting our best interests.