Our Liberties for our Safety

Hello all,government, and constant dead-ends, the
My name is Jason Bradshaw, and I am writing youCanadian Government told the State Department
today to try to shed some light on thethat Mr. Loper had denied his right to consulate,
darksituation that we are facing as a society.but could not produce a signed
First, I would like to make this clear I am not andocument7⁠. The Canadian
anarchist.Government was caught in a lie. Finally our
I believe in order for a society to functiongovernment had enough evidence to defend Mr.
properly there must be laws. However, I do notLoper, but the best they could tell him was to go
believe the government does everything for theback to Canada and fight the Canadian
right reasons. I would like everyone to take oneGovernment on their turf.8⁠Not a
second and think of where our governmentsmart idea in any since of the word. Could this be
exercises their powers today as opposed to aour government protecting their plan for the
decade ago.North American Union? Who would vote to
First, lets take a look at the USA Patriot act ofbecome a permanent room mate with a
2001. This Bill was signed into law on October 26,government if all the cover ups are exposed?
2001, just a mere month and a half afterComing through the education system, everything
September 11, 2001.1⁠The purposeI was told about the UN lead me to believe it is a
of the law was to aid the US law enforcementgood thing. They are an organization that believes
agencies in fighting terrorism. The governmentin international peace and security. What I was not
procured our approval to tap telephone and,taught was the UN charter goes completely
e-mail conversations as well as go through ouragainst our constitution. If you read the UN
private documents such as financial and medicalcharter you will find our constitution and the UN
records by telling us it was for our own good. Wecharter cannot coexist. The United Nations is
were assured this would only be exorcised oncomprised of two decision making organs, the
terrorists or potential terrorist, but if you look atSecurity Council, General Assembly, and other
how the government defines aorgans that work as its tools.9⁠The
terrorist2⁠, you will also see agroup of members called the Security Council
vagueness in the term potential terrorist. You canmakes the final decisions in the organization. The
see how easy it would be for the government toSecurity Council consists of 15 PERMANENT
invade the privacy of people who are exercisingmembers and ten members elected by the
their God given right to free speech, or speakGeneral Assembly. It doesn't take much of an
against the government. If we allow this type ofimagination to see how unconstitutional this is, or
invasion of an American's privacy, who is to saythe explosive power this type of leadership
we will not give up other rights when thecontains.
government claims its for our safety. OurYet our government leads us to the belief this is
government should be of the people, for theall for our own good, but who is the government
people, by the people. So why are we letting ourto tell us what is for our own good. It is time for
politicians play out their personal agendas?people to realize the problems are not getting any
I cannot think of a better example of a personalbetter. Our liberties are being taken away, and
agenda then the 2004 Republican Nationalthe government is selling us on this by telling us its
Convention. Not only was the 2004 RNC anfor our safety. The USA Patriot act is the worst
untactful attempt to raise George Bush's ratings,attack on our freedom, and we let it happen. Our
but it is believed to be a showing of thefor fathers wrote in the Declaration of
Governments police-state dream world. New YorkIndependence, "whenever any Form of
employed more then 10,000 police officers in fullGovernment becomes destructive of these ends,
riot gear armed with submachine guns and riflesit is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish
for security reasons3⁠. Theit, and to institute new Government, laying its
Government unlawfully detained 1800 peace fullfoundation on such principles and organizing its
protesters and held them in a condemned buildingpowers in such form, as to them shall seem most
on the Hudson River, many "prisoners" reportedlikely to effect their Safety and Happiness." So
overcrowding, contamination with oil and asbestos,how many rights must we have taken away
and some have even reported chemical burnsfrom us before we say enough is enough? Is it
from their stay at the "Guantanamo on thenot obvious that we should fix the problem now
Hudson."4⁠Yet, Mayor Giuliani claimedbefore it gets to the point of no return? Should
the assault on our right to free speech was towe give up all of our liberties for supposed
protect us from another terrorist attack? Sincesafety? These are the questions everyone should
when did censorship become a protectionbe asking themselves, because before to long
measure?these decisions will have to be made.
Yet another horror story about our Government'sReferences
inability to protect American citizens. Scott Loper1. "USA PATRIOT Act (H.R. 3162)," "USA
is a American Citizen and a former New JerseyPATRIOT Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,"
police officer who was living in Canada. Loper was
on the verge of exposing a narcotic ring run by2. "Definition of terrorism - Wikipedia, the free
the police in Durham, Ontario, when wasencyclopedia," "USA PATRIOT Act - Wikipedia,
discovered by the ring imprisoned and torturedthe free encyclopedia"; "USA PATRIOT Act (H.R.
for four years on trumped-up3162)."
charges.5⁠When the nightmare was3. "2004 Republican National Convention protest
over Scott went to the US Government with aactivity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,"
hope of justice. At that time the Canadian4. Ibid.
Government denied any record of the incident or5. "The Scott Loper Story,"
even his residency in Canada.6⁠After6. Ibid.
years of harassing phone calls from our