Farewell, America

Congress is poised to rubber stamp Bush's illegal domestic surveillance program-the Cheney-Spector bill will pass. It's retroactive, meaning whatever Bush may have done illegally in the past won't matter, it will all be legal now. Probable cause requirements in this country have dwindled to almost nothing, often a Judge is never involved. The loss of most of the Bill of Rights is an attack upon America itself, all in the name of 'National Security,' but we all know it's just a cover for the expansion of greed and empire. If people were more 'normal,' there would be thunderous outrage among the citizens; instead there is just a peep. Due process WAS America, now it is gone.

One might argue that we need to do away with our freedoms, to better combat our 'enemies.'
One could argue that liberty also prevails, because people like me are allowed to keep writing.

1. We wouldn't have 'enemies' if we had a self-evidently moral leadership and policy.
2. The current regime goes about its business with a certain amount of finesse, provided with ample cover by the almost totally complicit media. As long as dissent can be marginalized, ridiculed, and largely ignored by the majority, there is little need to directly eliminate it.