[Esther]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I agree, Michael. I don't find it funny.

For his own sake, the pastor should have just cooperated, BUT it's a sad day when we have to fear these various agencies to the point that we can't even expect our basic rights to be recognized. The bottom line is, these agencies have been given too much power, too little supervision, and no one seems to care about the constitution.

It's kind of like the case of the guy in the airport from a few weeks ago, who was detained because he had money in his suitcase. To protect himself from harrassment, he could have just went along with them, but the truth is, he should have been able to assert his rights, and have them recognized. Instead, these various law enforcers (and I use that term VERY loosely) act confused when you make reasonable requests.

A government that can't be questioned is a very dangerous entity.

Amen