There are quite a few people that have completely lost faith in the government, especially as it expands its powers by exploiting fear in the masses, to handle newly acquired power with the responsibility we would expect them to have. We've already learned the federal government does not give up power, so when it takes steps in this direction it's worrying to some of us. There is no way to reverse this now, this will be acceptable policy for the foreseeable future.
Next the limits to what gets flagged will be lowered. Eventually the banks wont be trusted to flag anything, and all transactions will be filtered by the government for later analysis.
I don't blame anyone for calling that outlook one of a conspiracy theorist, or an unhealthy cynic.
We've already learned the federal government does not give up power
but this is simply not true, and when it does so people ignore it to the point of obtuseness. two recent examples are a (slight) relaxation of TSA rules about carry-on items, and the decison to try an Al-Qaeda member in criminal court in Ny instead of just sending him to Guantanamo. Today in particular, the administrationis urging the Supreme Court o limit the government's power to say who can or can't call themselves married. These exmples may not matter to you, but they seem to matter quite a lot to various other people. Your arguments rests on a false premise, one which assumes things will inevitably get worse.
You could be arguing that withdrawal from Afghanistan would be a great time to rewire and substantially narrow, or even repeal, the AUMF, and great time to review the Patriot act in the light of over a decade's experience. I would lolve to see these laws narrowed or repealed. Instead you prefer to sit on your hands and prognosticate about things automatically getting worse.
There are quite a few people that have completely lost faith in the government, especially as it expands its powers by exploiting fear in the masses, to handle newly acquired power with the responsibility we would expect them to have. We've already learned the federal government does not give up power, so when it takes steps in this direction it's worrying to some of us. There is no way to reverse this now, this will be acceptable policy for the foreseeable future.
Next the limits to what gets flagged will be lowered. Eventually the banks wont be trusted to flag anything, and all transactions will be filtered by the government for later analysis.
I don't blame anyone for calling that outlook one of a conspiracy theorist, or an unhealthy cynic.