Comment New Bill for State of Maryland (Score 1) 986
Why is it okay for the government to spy on people? We all know it's wrong. Anyone who looks in someone else's journal or thumbs through another persons email -- knows that they are doing something wrong. Is it really to keep me safe? No thanks. I thought that we the land of the free -- not the land of the safe. The ends do not justify the means, my friends.
Besides, I cannot see how we are safer because we spy on people. How can anyone trust our government? Why would people want to do business with us? We jeopardize our morals, our integrity and our reputation. If anything, it's that behavior that makes us untrusted and ultimately targets. It also seems like a huge waste of money. I can think of plenty of other good uses for our tax dollars -- why are we paying the government to spy on us?
I live in the state of Maryland -- we have a large NSA installation.
I've been thinking about going to my local representative to try to get support for the following Bill:
1.It should be illegal to spy on people, within the state of Maryland.
2.It should be illegal to use any public (local, state, or federal) funds for the purposes of spying on people, within the State of Maryland.
3.The only exception to this can be made on a specific case by case, individual basis, by a Judge of a public (non-secret) court, in the correct local jurisdiction (hopefully Maryland) for the specific individual that is involved.
BTW -- Where the heck did these secret courts come from? What's wrong with our normal judicial system? It seems to me that most of the really terrible things that people do -- are done in secret. If you are going to wield the power to take our freedoms away -- at least maintain some transparency.
Besides, I cannot see how we are safer because we spy on people. How can anyone trust our government? Why would people want to do business with us? We jeopardize our morals, our integrity and our reputation. If anything, it's that behavior that makes us untrusted and ultimately targets. It also seems like a huge waste of money. I can think of plenty of other good uses for our tax dollars -- why are we paying the government to spy on us?
I live in the state of Maryland -- we have a large NSA installation.
I've been thinking about going to my local representative to try to get support for the following Bill:
1.It should be illegal to spy on people, within the state of Maryland.
2.It should be illegal to use any public (local, state, or federal) funds for the purposes of spying on people, within the State of Maryland.
3.The only exception to this can be made on a specific case by case, individual basis, by a Judge of a public (non-secret) court, in the correct local jurisdiction (hopefully Maryland) for the specific individual that is involved.
BTW -- Where the heck did these secret courts come from? What's wrong with our normal judicial system? It seems to me that most of the really terrible things that people do -- are done in secret. If you are going to wield the power to take our freedoms away -- at least maintain some transparency.
