So much for "Voluntary" lock-down and searches in Boston.

[Savannahmann]

17. Several things.

First, I did not know that this video had been posted. Second, There was a time when our party, our progressive movement, then called liberal, objected to this kind of police tactics. We used to cheer the ACLU, I had no idea that we were now joining the Rethugs in applauding this kind of gestapo tactics.

Third. Lumping me in with Right wing loonies because I object to the same thing is asinine. So tell you what. Those of you who think I am a right winger, do me a favor. Don't post if the Police do something like this to you. Because I will happily say that obviously you are either making it up, or you're just making something out of nothing, possibly at the urging of Beck.

I have always objected to Homeland Security doing their nonsense. I have long objected to the farce that is the TSA. Not because of any right wing tendencies, but because for some reason, I think it is unconstitutional to have this kind of crap going on. Back in the day, when I was getting ready for my first election, and we were fighting to stop George Bush the first from getting into the White House, Democrats would have agreed with me. Liberals would have agreed with me. Perhaps I'm old fashioned, but the changing times hasn't changed my opinion of heavy handed police doing things like this. I cried when the PATRIOT ACT was signed, and I cheered when we elected President Obama, because then finally we were going to put an end to this Gestapo crap. Instead, we started cheering the Gestapo.

What do we stand for? Are we so determined to oppose some right winger that we will abandon Civil Rights? If this was NOT the Boston Bomber search, then we have an even bigger problem. Because at no time did I hear the words Search Warrant in that video.

Think about it gang. We stand for principals, or we stand for nothing. My opinions are based upon what I grew up to believe were solid liberal principals. Are you all leaving those behind.