[Esther]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

My question would be this... (it is an actual question... not an accusatory statement disguised as a question)

For those who don't like laws like this taking away our rights...

Are there other infringements of rights that seem "positive" or "necessary"?

Under the patriot act there are certain rights that can be lost...

The right to a trial by a jury of your peers.
The right to not be searched without warrant.
The right to not be wiretapped without warrant etc.

These are things that many people have been speaking against for a while but because they MIGHT BE (innocent until proven guilty...remember) terrorists then it is okay.

If anyone is for the set of rights I listed being lost to those who might be terrorists then don't question why our own rights are gone.

Rights are rights... these are not rights that we were granted by the government and are therefore necessarily rights that are beyond the grasp of the government to remove from us. These are rights that were granted to us by our creator and are not alienable.

If one can agree to waive someone else's rights... rest assured... without doubt... someone else will see a perfectly good reason why yours should be waived as well.

The only way to ensure your own rights is to work to ensure the rights of those you despise most.

If ONE right is circumvented then, in time, all rights will be circumvented.

I agree with you. Too many of our rights are removed for "safety" reasons.