DHS Proposes Secret Watchlist
Aug 11, 2011, 8:25 am
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The crap coming out of DHS and other segments of government is truly disturbing.
Aug 11, 2011, 8:52 am
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Yet another list, and another way to infringe on Constitutional rights. The goal is to make people fearful & turn them into sheep. Much the way a teacher might threaten a student with "If you don't do ....., it will go on your permanent record".
Given that there are so many laws that the Congressional Research Service gave up when trying to count them, virtually every person in the country would likely have violated a law sometime (whether caught or not). Might as well add the entire country to the list.
Aug 11, 2011, 12:42 pm
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DHS has already had documents released that target Conservatives, prior military, right to life and many others as suspect. Secret list such as this will likely result in government tracking these kind of groups all in violation of the principles established freedoms and rights.
The crap coming out of DHS and other segments of government is truly disturbing.
The crap coming out of DHS and other segments of government is truly disturbing.
Bruce
Aug 11, 2011, 1:25 pm
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DHS has already had documents released that target Conservatives, prior military, right to life and many others as suspect. Secret list such as this will likely result in government tracking these kind of groups all in violation of the principles established freedoms and rights.
The crap coming out of DHS and other segments of government is truly disturbing.
The crap coming out of DHS and other segments of government is truly disturbing.
So with Obama's list, that pretty much put all of us on some sort of list.
Aug 11, 2011, 4:43 pm
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So now we'll have one list phuglied beyond belief duplicated into two lists? The logic just blows my mind but then again, this is the federal government we're talking about tho if it's anything for s'kwerity, I'm all for it as we gots ta keep dem sheeples 'n kettles safe don't ya know 
Aug 11, 2011, 8:45 pm
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Didn't hear about gay-rights groups, but yes, most "liberal" causes were subject to some scrutiny (and god help you if you were actually a member of a far-left party), and I'd suspect they still are. Remember, we still ask if you are or were a member of the communist party here :P