Letter to Alberto

Dear Mister Gonzales,

You might have the best of intentions to protect us from evil terrorists, but please allow us to make sure the rule of law is followed here.  Our founding fathers put czechs and balances in place to prevent any one branch of government or any one person to accumulate excessive power...

Knowledge is power and absolute power corrupts absolutely.   If Big Brother Bush is wiretapping political opponents, environmental activists, war protesters, vegans, Muslims, long-haired hippies, Native American casino owners, ACLU members, Communists, Democrats, and others whackos, terrorists or not, without warrant - it is un-warranted. There are better ways to solve the disease of terrorism - alternative energy, education, diplomacy, tough love, due process, and other forms of exemplary behavior and living by the Golden Rule.  If we give up our freedoms for security, what are we protecting?  I'd rather live in a dangerous free country with guarantees of privacy than in a big cage where our every move is monitored by our holier-than-the-rest-of-us-rulers.  I realize we are not at that point yet, but let's not rewrite history and change precedent to make it more of a reality. 

If that doesn't make sense to you, then let's just say equal transparency for all and let US, we the people, tap into your conversations whenever we feel like it, without warrants.  That would be a form of czechs and balances that I can accept if need be.

Yours Truly,

Suspicious American Who Calls Relatives in the Czech Republic From Time to Time

Comments

[Attorney General Alberto]

Dear Suspicious One,

Thanks for the letter. I was able to find your blog after reading it, and find the rest of what you write very offensive and potentially dangerous. You have to understand that the terrorists hate us because of our freedoms. Since the Patriot Act, they haven't attacked us. Do the math on that...

Yours Truly,

Alberto

[Chauncey Gardener]

If you have weeds in the garden, it is better to take them out with their roots in tact. If you use a weed-cutter to cut all the plants in the garden, you will not have much more to harvest in the Spring.

[Dick Chainy]

If you've gotta problem with wiretaps without warrants, talk to my secretary, and she'll arrange a little hunting expedition so I can help you see the light on this subject.

[Kevin Krejci]

So who owns who? I think the real issue is that we are paying taxes to cover your expenses, and you report to US, not the other way around, Al and Dick. Chauncey is right, if you're approach is to go on these fishing expeditions, unchecked, listening to who knows who about God knows what, you could at least follow the law and get a warrant. Besides, I thought you have a big Department of Homeland Stupidity that is supposed to be handling that for you. Get to the root of the problem.

[Dubya]

Alberto, line up a tap on this blogger. He's an obvious security thret. Whatever happened to just trusting your prezident? I took an oath when I signed up fer this job. If you can't trust me, who CAN you trust?? In times of terror, we need honest leeders like me who can do their job without oversite. They complained I wasn't connectin' the dots before. Now, I'm connectin' the dots and there still complainin'. Bunch a winers.

[Pink Panther]

You ain't connectin' the dots, Mr. Dub. Your just collectin' them.