Dear Friend of Liberty,
Last week it was reported that the Obama Administration wants to give the FBI power to force internet companies to reveal information about their users’ internet activities: things like who they send email to, times and dates of emails, and maybe also information about their web browser activity.
Even worse, they want the FBI to be able to demand this information without a warrant!
President Obama is racking up an atrocious record on civil liberties and the Fourth Amendment. When he campaigned, he talked a lot about civil liberties. But when he got elected, he made an about-face and started expanding the abusive policies of the Bush Administration.
For example, his Justice Department claimed that “state secrets” doctrine started by Bush gave the government even more secrecy powers than Bush had claimed!
And earlier this year, the president signed a bill re-authorizing even the most abusive parts of the PATRIOT Act.
It seems that Obama has lots of respect for government power, and little or no respect for the rights of the people. Just like his predecessor.
Democrats and Republicans are cooperating to grow the power of government and trample on our rights. Please support the Libertarian Party and Libertarian candidates this year. We are the only real opposition.
Sincerely,
Wes Benedict
Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee
TOLD YA SO, TOLD YA SO:
Mik Robertson // Aug 3, 2010:
“…… good points that need to be raised to the freedom Democrats ………… There is no significant difference between the two big, fat, controlling political machines …….”
Many of my friends and family have berated me as racist and worse. I could not and would not support Obama, My Yokohoma Momma, in November P2008.
As he was elected over third raters Insane McCane and Ballin Pallin* I did develop a CAUTIONARY wait and see.
By mid summer 2009 two things were clear
[a] locally, some thing was rotten in California! Loopy Doctor Donald Grundman was an obvious smell. A less determinable odor turned out to be loud mouthed empty headed failed actress Nightmare Nightingale [my words] aka Chelene Ward Nightingale.
[b] Opeach Obama was / is not much more than the third term of $&%^#@ “W”
Wrong focus. While it’s fine to point out Obama’s deficiencies on such civil liberties issues, much, much, much more importantly is Obama’s Nanny-statism, and the threat on that front to our individual liberty: ObamaCare – Health Care Nazis telling us what to eat, forcing States to enforce draconian Seat Belt laws, Smoking bans just about everywhere, violations of Free Speech rights on campus pushed by liberals, Obama supporters blocking Libertarian petitioners, Obama pushing Affirmative Action quotas, ect…
These are good points that need to be raised to the freedom Democrats and others. There is no significant difference between the two big, fat, controlling political machines.
Great column, Wes!