In respect to wire tapping and phone logs what really bothers me is this statement: “If you don’t have anything to hide then it shouldn’t matter to you.”
For this to make sense you have to take a very long leap and say the administration has our best interests and security at heart. These are the people who outed a CIA agent and twisted intelligence about Iraq. Do you not think that if they decide you are a threat they will not cherry pick and take statements out of context when it comes to your phone conversations. Who decides who is a threat. If its an ann coulter type then all liberals are traitors and a threat to security. Believe me there are a lot of ann coulter types in this government.
For the sake of argument lets take the big leap here and say the administration will not use this information for anything but protecting us. Remember its a big leap. What guarantee do we have that the NSA will discontinue these practices when the “threat” is over. What guarantee do we have that some G. Gordon Liddy or J Edgar Hoover wackjob won’t use your info to crush any dissent through blackmail and slander. Something along the lines of “I see you made a hotel reservation in your hometown while your wife was away. Maybe its in everyones best interest if you shut your traiterous left wing blog down so she doesn’t get upset in case she finds out.” or “I think your right wing boss needs to know you are calling congress from the company phone.” I’m sure we could think up many more.
So you very much have something to worry about even not being a terrorist. This is pure Big Brother and its not a healthy way to run a democracy. It is however a great way to stifle dissent and keep an eye on your political enemies.
