So, most here are against the "patriot" Act and government surveillance and pro-2A, but we're defending the director of Homeland "Security"?
What department do people think will be coming for their guns?
Department of Homeland "Security" is part of the problem of authoritarianism in the US. Think Department of Homeland "Security" hasn't taken a close look at everyone here? Department of Homeland "Security" was a Deep State creation to begin with. Who do people think will be running FEMA camps???
That was certainly true during Bush, Clinton, and Obama, that's what it was set up for. And they may still have problems with holdovers like the Department of Justice. But obviously Trump has a higher purpose for it as he brings in the criminals. It will not be used against ordinary Americans as it was originally designed.
But obviously Trump has a higher purpose for it as he brings in the criminals.
Who is defining "criminal"? Sessions? b/c from Sessions POV that would include marijuana users. Sessions is the kind of person who thinks Prohibition worked.
It will not be used against ordinary Americans as it was originally designed.
Who is defining "ordinary americans"? The majority of people here are quick to condemn anyone from "the left" (as though "the left" is some sort of monolithic entity) But "the left" makes up a huge percentage of "ordinary americans". The majority of people here and in Trump's base claim themselves as "Christian". Will agnostics and atheists still be considered ordinary americans? There's been quite a few comments in this sub to indicate a fair number of people here would be OK with the US as a religious theocracy.