There is some concern (and, from some others, joy) that the events in Britain may help George Bush get his policy on civil liberties accepted. That policy, in five words, is the lack of civil rights. The fourth amendment is apparently an inconvenience for him, never mind that he can get warrants through the FISA court secretly anyway, it's just easier to pretend it doesn't exist. We wouldn't want to have the terrorists take away our freedom because George Bush was too busy looking out for it.
Wiretapping without warrants will not, no matter what Bush says, help stop people from dying. Neither will taking the time to get a warrant, like to make it legal and unimportant things like that. Countless Americans are nonetheless ready to tear up the Bill of Rights to keep themselves safe from foreigners and nonexistent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. If that's not "freedom-hating", what is?
Tags: Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Terrorism, Politics of Fear
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