re overreacting was re once tapped your code is no good any more in article bu edu uni acs bu edu shaen bernhardt writes i am a conserveative believe it or not a law and order conserveative but the move to a centralized authoratarian regime really scares me mostly because i know you cant go far wrong underestimating the intelligence of the american people tell them it s going to keep them safe from drug dealers and terrorists and they will let you put cameras in their home there is one point i d like to make that most people seem to have forgotten that is that one of the underlining principles in the constitution is a distrust of governmental authority and control all those checks balances is because they realize that you should distrust those in power what everyone seems to have forgotten as well is the original reason that the bill of rights guaranteed the right to bear arms it s inclusion was not to allow you to protect yourself against other citizens but to prevent the government from taking away your only means of protecting yourself from an armed and aggressive government its hard to oppress your citizenry when its armed against you i am not a fanatic i m a retired naval officer because i have spent so much time defending it perhaps i understand its purpose as well as its plan lance kimes
