re: #131 albusteve

pretty weak…how much money has that cost you?…how many of your personal rights were legislated away?

In terms of the federal government overreaching its bounds and intruding into the private lives of citizens, it’s on par. I have no idea as to the cost. For all I know that’s classified.

As far as how it effected me personally, I used to be really into high powered model rocketry. You just can’t get the larger classes of engines anymore. The patriot act pretty much killed the hobby. It’s so much harder to get the low level explosives permits now that suppliers quit making the engines.

I’ve had my laptop snooped around on at airports.

I’ve had my phone calls and email datamined, most likely.

It goes on and on. The explosion of the scope of federal government following 9/11 was larger than any other time in American history and it’s doubtful any of it has made us any safer.