Flying the flag of another nation seems to be a quite bizarre definition of patriotism.

"Way more pathetic than the Cold War, which we were proud to keep our way of life throughout."

lol, the name McCarthy mean anything to you? Not to mention all the behind-the-scenes puppetry of regimes across the globe, or the Vietnam War which was one big disastrous red scare, COINTELPRO, etc.

For the simple fact that the Nixon things actually happened, and the Obama ones are exaggerations or outright lies.

Supporting a 'better' candidate in a Presidential re-election is functionally the same as voting for the other guy. No way in hell were Dems going to repeat 1980.

Stop using analogies when they are not necessary.

Seems to be a load of hyperbole, but since you don't actually present an argument, one has to guess at it.

My guess is that you are conflating a couple things. One is that border searches are not subject to the 4th amendment. This was not something the Bush Administration did, case law goes back almost 100 years if not more.

Another thing probably contributing to this was the assertion that certain rights did not apply to US citizens that were also enemy combatants, notably habeas corpus. However this was rejected by the court.

No one to my knowledge has ever been arrested over an unconstitutional search. Government officials are generally granted individual immunity when carrying out their duties in good faith. And what law do you allege is being violated that carries a punishment requiring arrest?

Further, while one can object to its issuance, and the whole FISA regime, there is still a court order here. To arrest someone for carrying out a search pursuant to a court order, as part of their official duties, seems quite bizarre.

Classic dismissal. "Oh, polls can be manipulated" but zero effort is made to show or prove any of this. A proper poll includes the question text so one can do this analysis. Thing is, if you had done this, you would see the OP was wrong.

Q-Poll: "Do you regard Edward Snowden -- the national security consultant who released information to the media about the phone scanning program -- as more of a traitor, or more of a whistle-blower?" 34% say traitor, 55% say whistleblower, 11% unsure (6/28-7/8)

ABC Poll: "The NSA surveillance program was classified as secret, and was made public by a former government contractor named Edward Snowden. Do you support or oppose Snowden being charged with a crime for disclosing the NSA surveillance program?" 43% support, 48% oppose, 9% unsure (6/12-6/16)

pollingreport.com

How many Ancient Greek bridges did not survive?

I seem to remember that was a temporary issue and had more to do with Netflix and their DRM than Android.

Sounds like an HTC problem, not a 'fragmentation' problem.

Stock price is not relevant in a vacuum, one must consider the number of shares. This metric is called market cap. Apple is somewhere around $400b, Samsung is a bit below $200b. Investor confidence was recently downgraded for Samsung.

Please take your unsafe vehicle off the road until it has been equipped with the mandatory audible warning device.

Unfortunately with the new hours of service rules coming into effect, I think we're going to get even faster trucks.

Not that I'm against the new rules, but it's one of those unintended consequences.

Common mistake to compare a Prius to a subcompact. The sub will be cheaper and lighter, and some even get close to the same (highway) fuel economy. But it's still a subcompact.