We have the very government the Founders warned us about.

We have the very government the Founders warned us about.#63156

By RealJustme - Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:39 pm

- Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:39 pm #63156

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government — lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
Patrick Henry

Re: We have the very government the Founders warned us about#63171

By johnforbes - Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:15 am

- Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:15 am #63171

And look at the private sector.

Google is everything the 4th Amendment wanted to prevent.

About 20 yrs ago, Larry Ellison said that computers ended the concept of privacy. Like many others, I was slow to see what he had in mind.

Sadly, he was correct.

Re: We have the very government the Founders warned us about#63172

By RealJustme - Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:14 am

- Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:14 am #63172

It's amazing that our founding fathers saw one day that we might have an Obama as President, if our Constitution was being followed Obama would have been powerless to do the damages to United States citizens he has.

Re: We have the very government the Founders warned us about#63175

By sillydaddy - Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:26 pm

- Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:26 pm #63175

If the our Constitution was followed ...Obama would be herding goats in Kenya....his home country,... to quote Moo.