11-22-2008, 09:42 PM
Ted, the report of the Ft. Gorden intercepts doesn't surprise me, but as in the JTP case, it's a matter of individuals using their power or authority to snoop or pass it around. It's not the Patriot Act that is bad as much as it is the lack of morals or judgment on the part of those who enforce the laws. Those guys should be disciplined every bit as much as Helen Jones-Kelley.
I guess because I grew up in a world where people were honest and respected the law I feel more outraged than some in this day and age. Now we have a generation that feel no moral compunction about doing stuff like that. In fact some may feel obliged in some way (I guess HJK thought she would be doing her democratic allies a favor by snooping on JPT) or they think it is funny... as in the case of the Ft. Gordon soldiers.. "haha come listen".
I find this true not just in the realm of the government, but in the private sector or the work sector as well. If that's caring about government abuse in the abstract, then I'm guilty. Abuse of power is abuse of power. All the way up to the POTUS.
I guess because I grew up in a world where people were honest and respected the law I feel more outraged than some in this day and age. Now we have a generation that feel no moral compunction about doing stuff like that. In fact some may feel obliged in some way (I guess HJK thought she would be doing her democratic allies a favor by snooping on JPT) or they think it is funny... as in the case of the Ft. Gordon soldiers.. "haha come listen".
I find this true not just in the realm of the government, but in the private sector or the work sector as well. If that's caring about government abuse in the abstract, then I'm guilty. Abuse of power is abuse of power. All the way up to the POTUS.