Outraged At the House

I came across an interesting article by Cliff May while browsing Michelle Malkin’s website, on Thursday. In the article a lawyer for the A.C.L.U. stated that after the attacks of September 11, 2001, everyone in the country may have had their phone calls combed through for terrorist connections. The lawyer went on to say that if this had happened a lot of people would be outraged.

I for one have nothing to hide and if they tapped my telephone lines, I would not be outraged but thankful. Having the ability to listen in on phone conversations that have the potential of terrorist links, in my opinion, is the duty of the national government. The world we live in has changed since September 11, 2001 and we may not ever be able to go back to the days where we did not worry about being attacked. We should be doing whatever it takes to keep the American people safe. What we should be outraged about is that the House of Representatives did not follow the Senates lead and pass a bill that would protect the telecoms from lawsuits. How could you blame a telecommunication company from not wanting to listen in on phone conversations if they knew that they may be sued for millions of dollars?

We, the American public, need to wake up and call our Representatives and tell them to pass the Senates bill. We have an enemy out there that has made it very clear, that their goal is to destroy the United States. We need to take this enemy very seriously. The safety of the American people should be the government’s number one concern. The cost of gasoline doesn't matter, mortgages rates, the cost of health care if we are not around to make use of it.