Government phone taps

Just read Dan Brown's Digital Fortress last week--Oh my! What a book it was.. Superb! Anyhow, I think we have the right to be against NSA or other government agencies intercepting or reading our text messages, emails or whatever it is to be read. We need the sense of privacy or security with regards to our messages being sent. We don't want other people becoming peeping tom. On the other hand--If they can trace every messages being sent--it is most likely going to be difficult for terrorist to become terrorist. They usually scattered everywhere and don't stay in a single place most of the time. The only thing for a Mars terrorist to communicate with Earth is through phone or email. Letter is not a good option because it takes time.. Your thoughts.

It is not right to tap everyone's voice and text messages. It is right to tap those whom they suspect of criminal activity, but not to interpret every word as a sign that a person is a terrorists. What about authors or writers or those who read a book about a terrorist act? Or the expression "I could just kill him," when one really does not mean it? I am sure that the tappers should have enough common sense to know if someone is being fastidious or serious. If a government taps everyone's form of communication, it assumes everyone is a criminal and is probably doing it on the orders of their head who wants to remain in power longer then the 2 terms alloted him and become dictator and wants to quelch all opposition. And often the government shows by the laws it passes and the cabinets it chooses, that this is likely what it will do.

"Those who would trade their essential liberties for a little security, deserve neither liberty or security" ~Benjamine franklin "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." ~James Maddison The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized ~5th amendment to the U.S. Constitution I guess I don't need to say much. So many who came long before us have already said it so well. But I am not the type to not say anything, lol, so......It is wrong and yes, a rights violation. Rights aren't just ripped out from under us all at once. they are chipped at microscopicly. The patriot act, FISA, homeland security act, the northcom civil assistance plan, the john warner defense act, the list goes on....all chips in the stone of our liberty.

Hard topic but I will try to answer my honest opinion. I know that things are being tapped or feel there being tapped and I have two thoughts on it. For one thing I somewhat understand why it is needed beacuse of our safety. But I also feel as though we are losing some perosnal rights that America has stood for so long. I think we need to take a look at our backyards here and worry about our jobs and livelhood more than worrying about our countries problems and government. This is my opinion on it hope I answered what you were asking for. Happy mylotting to you as well.

Personally, I think it is wrong and should not be done at all. I believe that within the Bill of Rights we were granted the right to freedom of speech. I feel like if the government was/is allowed to tap into our personal phone calls and our SMS then they are outside of the boundaries that the Bill of Rights gave to people. If they were to impede on a person's private correspondence, where would it end. The next thing you know, they would want to be putting taps on the homes of individuals.

I don't mind if people will be listening to my conversation with my family or friend over the phone or read my message on it. As long as they don't interfere with my daily life and does not do stuffs on my accounts, then its okay with me. If its the only way to catch people with wrong doings, then let it be. But there should be a clear law that legalized it, otherwise, it is still against our rights no matter what the motives are.

For one thing they don't randomally tap lines or anything like that. They have to have a legit reason in which to have too. Most taps are only on those that they suspect of doing something, or something has gone missing and they have to get information. Or to watch criminals that are behind bars. Though they can't legelly knock on jo blow's door and tap his phone or start rooting through his computer unless they have legal justifyable cause to do so. In which case it doesn't sound right, but that's the reality of life. I know it doesn't sound right, and it would piss me off, but they hadve to keep us safe and not everyone is truthful or willing to caugh up information. So seriously what is left?