Wow! Look at how "hysterical" and "poutraged" all of DU USED to be...

[timdog44]

74. I am not saying to sit down and shut up.

But where are the solutions. We are wasting time fretting over this until a solution comes to mind.

And the priorities are screwed up. And getting the things done that need doing take time. We have let ourselves become the McDonalds society. I want it, I want it now. I think that little by little things are coming around. State by state marijuana laws are changing and pretty soon the administration, this one or the next, will have to take the unheard of step to say OK to marijuana. ACA is a first step. But look how Canada had to do it. One province at at time. When one state sees how good something truly is, others will follow. The rape and sexual assault problem is being addressed. And that one to me is not happening quick enough. Too many people have their lives screwed up in the mean time. Guns are never going to be banned in the United States, period. The only thing we can work at is to get them registered and certain kinds banned. That will take a lot of time.

I don't believe the spying is a blanket spy program. From what I understand it is calls from here to overseas that are not really being monitored, unless by court order, it is just how many and to where. To tape all the phone calls in America and put them into a database that is usable would be so overwhelming as to be impossible.

So, no, I don't say we concede the rest. I have never disagreed with the talk of having to keep an eye on the government, but we also have to have the faith to believe they are looking after us, otherwise why live here.