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THE PATRIOT ACT......I NEVER UNDERSTOOD IT....BUT IT IS WORKING

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with people first...then business Ran Right Realty 636943 licensed to thrill

The other day I was at a luncheon where we discussed how vulnerable our country is and how easy it would be to jam our freeways, poison our water systems, sneak into this country and just cause general mayhem and distractions. Heck, you can empty sweet & low at any federal building and it will shut it down

THE PATRIOT ACT IS WORKING

What is preventing another attack on U.S. soil..I ask. The answer was simple and to the point. The Patriot act is at work. President Bush put it into affect after 9-11 took place. It is an anti-terrorism based law and it expires next week. Right now, there is discussion as to whether to extend it or not for another 4 years.

FREEDOM TO MOVE QUICKLY AND PRECISELY

It takes the hand cuffs off putting someone under surveillance to state it simply. But to do so, it allows government to tread into our personal lives. Invasion of privacy on anyone plus access to any and all their records if you are suspected of terrorist activities. The key word is suspected...

WE FOLLOW EVERY LEAD REAL OR NOT NOW

The provision allows for continuous non-stop wiretapping of suspects and to take any foreigner who is suspected and put them under surveillance just for being a foreigner. All these things require a court order. Getting a judge to sign off on these things is very easy to do

WHERE WE STAND

So far, Republicans are pressing for a permanent extension, Democrats oppose this and President Obama is leaning toward a 2 year extension. Of course ACLU is upset for all the logical reasons. Invasion of privacy rubs the Constitution the wrong way and the American people do prize their privacy.

THEY WOKE US UP

That is what made us vulnerable to begin with and still is working. The freedoms that we all love and cherish and that men have died for are being tampered with and none of us like that. But, perhaps we may have to adapt to a slight temporary modification until another set of remedies kicks in..

NEVER AGAIN

Thousands died in the 9-11 attack who were going about their freedoms just like you and me do. Then, without warning or justification, their world came to an end and the Patriot Act is in place to make sure that any attacks on us are mitigated and then eliminated so our world doesn't end prematurely too.

WE NOW KNOW

Remember, much criticism was launched about how our agencies were asleep when the attacks were not only launched, but planned months in advance. Well, they are not asleep any longer.

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT

We are sending messages to the world at large. First, if you attack or think about attacking this country, we attack you right away. Just ask Afghanistan and Irag. Second, you can run, but you cannot hide from a Navy Seal who has orders to take you. Just ask Bin Laden. Third, we are now up and awake and there wont be any surprises any more. Maybe on you though....

I DON'T LIKE IT

I don't like being spy-ed on or investigated, detained, frisked, x-ray-ed and all the rest of it. For now, I understand it and support it. For those who are thinking about bothering the good ole USA, what you have is a death wish and we can grant that wish..... no problem...

Comments (8)

Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

Property managers and landlords in NoVA and NYC as well as other HIGH TARGET areas of the country actually have gotten instructions from the FBI on screening and how to spot terrorists * I KID YOU NOT! 

May 22, 2011 03:04 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Wallace....it makes sense now that I have seen it in the form of a comment...Terrorists have to live somewhere and we need to know about it...good point of view and thank you Wallace

May 22, 2011 03:10 AM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

I expect that anyone sent to spy on me will be bored to death in short order. Occasionally (when I forget to activate the cruise control) I may go over the speed limit. So I am okay with government employees being on the alert for trouble and trouble makers. I'd rather see the money spent on education first and health care for all second, and less money given in aid to foreign countries in hopes they will like us better for it.

May 22, 2011 03:15 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Hello Glenn....boy you made a good point to ponder...money going out of this country in the form of aid gets my goat especially during these hard times. Buying friends is how it comes across. As to being spy-ed on....for now, it becomes our reality unless they don't approve or extend the Patriot Act..next week tells the story. Glenn, they know you have been speeding and roaming the area with your video camera too even before you admitted it.

May 22, 2011 03:28 AM
Laura Giannotta
Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore - Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Your Realtor Down the Shore!

I still live in hippie-land.  I think the Patriot Act took far more, all under the guise of safety.  That's not to say we're not in danger...but let's say it like it is.  If more restrictions are necessary, just say it, don't veil it in an act nobody has read or understands.

May 22, 2011 04:05 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Hi Laura...I like the way you speak...crisp and to the point...and I agree with you. There is probably a lot going on we just dont know about too..thanks for stopping by...and stay HIP in hippy land

May 22, 2011 04:14 AM
Mike Jaquish
Realty Arts - Cary, NC
919-880-2769 Cary, NC, Real Estate

Richie,

We grow too comfortable as government gets cozier and cozier with our lives.

May 22, 2011 04:50 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Compare it to a boo boo. It takes over slowly first with an owie...then a infection, then pus and then gangrene....and then you lose the limb. That is why freedom is so precious. You either got it or you don't. The process to whittle away at it is subtle....Our enemies force us into this mode....What can u do Mike...?

May 22, 2011 07:34 AM