02-24-2024, 01:16 PM
(02-24-2024, 01:10 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Dubya and Obama agreeing the Patriot Act was super awesome is some of that unity I've been told this country needs back.
Indeed. At that time the public would have allowed far greater abuses than that in the name of national security. A strong Constitution prevents such reactionary policies, and full credit to the Framers for realizing that. Not trying to change the subject, at all, but I consistently cite this when people use Australia and New Zealand as examples of "quick and decisive action" after their mass shootings. Making snap decisions in the heat of the moment rarely ends well, and allows for potentially horrific abuses. Hence a pure democratic system would be an awful way to govern. Social media should provide all the evidence you'd need of that.
