A Statement on Civil Liberties

The following is not a response in any way to the election of Barack Obama. It is quite the opposite. It is a response to the government who passed the Patriot Act, yet still claims adherence to the Constitution. But especially the Republican Party, which has shown that it cares not for the ideals of true conservatism, but pushes a moralistic agenda that pays no attention to the idea of personal liberty. With this being said, here is my statement on our civil liberties.

We are guaranteed our civil liberties based not on the notions and whims of the government but based on the idea that we are all human, equal in measure through our being and our citizenry, and assured to us through the Bill of Rights which is installed within our Constitution. Therefore, if any government agency infringes upon those rights not only are they hoarding power they should not be allowed, but they are denying the existence of your citizenship. For they did not dole out such rights to you therefore they cannot withdraw them. The rights are ours due to our very existence, and it is the Bill of Rights, which guarantees the government's vigilance of them. To accept the concept of security at any cost and to allow the government limitless authority with which to bring that security about is to allow government to run, unrestrained, crying wolf at every turn to keep the citizens in their place. It is this scenario, which has led to the allowance of such legislation as the Patriot Act. Under the guise of a more secure state, we have allowed the government to loot our guaranteed civil rights, and instill within itself all the power it wishes. Furthermore, we have become so terrified of the wolf that it has become commonplace to not question, lest you be considered unpatriotic. Maybe it's time we start being unpatriotic again.