Originally posted by Dave
Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
It's the "fleecing of america"
It's ALL about jobs and money circulation not national safety.
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...How about this food for thought?
As written earlier,
"The answer is... Passport is required when you leave the country."
As (supposedly) "free" citizens of a nation actively involved in nation building (Oops! I meant "spreading freedom...") around the globe, wouldn't you
think we were allowed to leave the US without the necessity of first paying cash in order to receive Uncle Sam's blessing (in the form of a Passport)?
I always thought I was free to exercise my "Freedom of Choice" by going wherever I pleased, whenever I felt the urge to "pursue life, liberty, and
happiness".
Sad but true though, that if you attempt to walk across a US border without buying your temporary "freedom" from the US Government, you are a
criminal. Not for entering Mexico, or Canada, or wherever, but for LEAVING the US without permission!
Unfortunately, the retail price of freedom has been set. It now costs a hundred bucks to exercise your Constitutionally-guaranteed Rights, and that
only buys you 10 years!
The rights of self-determination, of free choice, and of free will have been usurped by a machine run amok which is only (supposed to be) "governing"
at the behest of the citizenry.
"A U.S. passport is one of the most valuable items on this planet. Just ask anyone who wants one. $95 is a bargain."
Just remember, the $95 is only the tip of the iceberg. They're valuable for sure, but they now come with extra, "bonus" features!!!
Take a look at the juicier parts of the text of the Patriot Act. When you buy that Passport now, you have opted into a new computer-driven system of
personal information compilation and analysis. A "permanent record" is being created for you, for any current US Passport holder, and for all Passport
Applicants, just like your third-grade teacher threatened as the consequence of your continued tardiness.
The difference is that now your personal information, from the books you check out at the library, to your internet browsing habits is all readily
available, and now without the need for a silly old Judge to sign off on a Search Warrant or Court Order!!!
The destinations you travel to, (Including the methods of payment used and source account information for your tickets!) the countries you may pass
through on your trip, the purpose of your visit, is all now recorded for later analysis for every international air traveller holding that little blue
book.
Yeah, I know I'm starting to sound like one of those nuts screaming about black helicopters and the Trilateral Commission, but the more I think about
it, the more I think I'm the one who should be compensated here...
Before reaching for the flamethrowin' keyboard, think about your expectation of true freedom, of your own inalienable Rights, especially as they
relate to Privacy and self-determination: Those rights which are yours as a US Citizen, and which were once held so dearly at the core of our national
identity, are under daily attack by those charged with protecting them at all costs, "..Against all enemies, foreign and domestic...".
Seems to me that "...the Terrorists win..." not if I stop shopping at The Gap, but if I allow my own individual Rights to be suspended for any reason,
at any time, without a REAL good reason!!!
OK, I'm getting down off my soap box and heading back to the icebox...
Cameron |