Comment Re:Did we really need a study for this? (Score 1) 271
So ya we need these studies to provide hard evidence to conventional wisdom. Mostly because some peoples conventional wisdom is not so conventional.
basically doing everything he can to destroy freedoms and turn us into a police state. and
"I wish he could/would do more to restore our the freedoms that others took away or eroded."
It appears that there are many in your society that really do believe the former simply because it has been repeated over and over by people with an agenda. I think as a thinking person you have an obligation to question yourself before repeating other people's propaganda. I am sure it was not your intention to be a tool for the plutocrats.
About the TSA he has said "I understand people’s frustrations, and what I’ve said to the TSA is that you have to constantly refine and measure whether what we’re doing is the only way to assure the American people’s safety. And you also have to think through are there other ways of doing it that are less intrusive," Obama said."
Now if he explicitly told the TSA to stop pat downs or scans or whatever and there was an incident, you would probably be calling for his impeachment for interfering with the good work of the agency. I can hear the pundits now: "If it hadn't been for Obama interfering with the TSA for political gain, those people would be alive today."
So instead of saying Obama has done more to limit freedom then anyone else, you should have said "Why hasn't he done more to repeal the freedom limit actions of others."
Just saying most of the stuff your complaining about was started by other people and the only way for him to do anything about them is through a republican led congress.
Your aim is true but you have the target wrong.
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