Quote Originally Posted by Wildtim View Post
Frankly I think the Dept of homeland security is a total waste of my money
Agreed, but highly doubtful it would ever go away. Getting rid of a government program once it's implemented is like trying to get rid of something that's impossible to get rid of! Shortly after Homeland Security rolled out, In our rural Minnesota town of under 3000 people, I was behind a huge brand new decked out fully loaded Ford Excursion on a frontage road. It was crawling along at less than 5mph (speed limit 30mph). It was a homeland security vehicle and the driver was scanning the area in an almost comical exaggerated manner. When I saw all of this, I said to myself out loud: "Oh, come on, give me a break!!" A waste.

Now.....I too am hesitant or even opposed to giving up additional personal freedoms for what I believe to be an illusion of increased safety, but... for different reasons than many:

There's an adage: "People who have nothing to hide hide nothing". Search me, search my car, search my home, search my computer. I have no fear or vehement opposition to such practices.

My concern in the loss of personal freedoms at the hand of government and those in authority positions is the potential for ABUSE of that power. Perfectly innocent people getting harassed by corrupt individuals who have the law behind them to act. That to me is of greater concern than simply the potential for law enforcement to stop me and ask me to show what's in my wallet, car, home, computer, etc.

Chris L