[Rhodes22-list] Humor, political, Canadian style

[Brad Haslett]

Ah, Come'on Robert,

What privacy of yours has been violated?  $10,000 transactions at the bank?
That's been on the books forever.  Phone calls to foreign countries?  Let'em
listen, who cares - how's grandma, how's grandpa, yada, yada, yada.  But the
big bugaboo wasn't about actually listening in, it was about writing
algorithms that looked for patterns in phone calls. Please explain to me in
explicit detail how your constitutional rights have been violated.  I don't
see it!  Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution.   Defending the
country would be the first step. And BTW, your boogeyman will be gone one
way or the other in about a year.

Brad

On Dec 6, 2007 10:50 AM, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:

> Steven Alm wrote:
> > Relax, Pete,
> > You've got nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide!
> > Slim
>
> Don't think you will get anywhere with that argument, Slim.
>
> Privacy isn't equivalent to having something to hide.  It's
> a constitutional guarantee, and (contrary to the Shrub's
> opinion) the constitution is not "just a piece of paper."
> It's that inconvenient thing he is sworn to uphold, but
> seems to hold in utter contempt...
>
> /Robert
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > On Dec 5, 2007 2:31 PM, petelargo <petelauritzen at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Pretty funny. It's even funnier pretending that we are the ones living
> in
> > > a
> > > free country with actual civil rights.
> > >
> > > WARNING: Due to presidential executive orders and signing statements,
> and
> > > provisions passed by the previous Republican-controlled Congress, the
> > > National Security Agency may have read this posting, as well as and
> any
> > > other private correspondence of mine, and may listen to my private
> phone
> > > conversations without warrant, warning, or notice, and certainly
> without
> > > probable cause. They may also arrest me without telling me of any
> charges
> > > against me, even transport me outside the United States, and hold me
> > > secretly and indefinitely in an undisclosed location without notifying
> my
> > > wife or relatives, and deny me access to an attorney. They may take my
> > > property under the executive order of July 17, 2007, never to be
> returned.
> > > They may torture me without fear of penalty or repercussions to them
> for
> > > their actions. They may do all these things to me, or to you, with
> little
> > > or
> > > no judicial or legislative oversight. This danger became ever more
> > > apparent,
> > > and ominous, on Sept. 19, 2007, when the U.S. Senate failed to
> reinstate
> > > habeas corpus as an inalienable right of American citizens. I/We have
> no
> > > recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the
> current
> > > president and vice-president, and voting to remove all rubber-stamp
> > > Republicans and neocons from office, as well as other elected
> officials
> > > acting only in their own interests instead of those of the People and
> the
> > > Constitution, be they occupying local, state, or national positions of
> > > authority.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tootle wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Big Al, you may delete this post immediately as it has nothing to do
> > > with
> > > > sailing.
> > > >
> > > > We have not heard from Stan lately, maybe he is among this group?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> __________________________________________________________________________
> > > > From the Manitoba Herald
> > > >
> > > >   The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into
> Canada
> > > > has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased
> patrols
> > > to
> > > > stop the illegal immigration.
> > > >   The actions of President Bush are prompting the exodus among
> > > > left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt,
> pray,
> > > and
> > > > agree With Bill O'Reilly.
> > > >    Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of
> > > > sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians
> crossing
> > > > their fields at night.    "I went out to milk the cows the other
> day,
> > > and
> > > > there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba
> > > farmer
> > > > Red Greenfield, Whose acreage borders North Dakota.    "The producer
> was
> > > > cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte and
> > > some
> > > > free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left.  Didn't
> even
> > > > get a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
> > > >  In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher
> > > > fences, but the liberals scaled them. So he tried installing
> speakers
> > > that
> > > > blare Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he
> said.
> > > "The
> > > > liberals still got through, and Rush annoyed the cows so much they
> > > > wouldn't give milk."
> > > >     Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet
> > > liberals
> > > > near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, drive
> > > them
> > > > across the border and leave them to fend for themselves.
> > > >   "A lot of these people are not prepared for rugged conditions," an
> > > > Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a drop
> of
> > > > drinking Water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet,
> > > though."
> > > >     When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border,
> often
> > > > wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors
> > > have
> > > > been Circulating about the Bush administration establishing
> reeducation
> > > > camps in which liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and
> watch
> > > > NASCAR Races.
> > > >      In recent days, liberals have turned to sometimes-ingenious
> ways of
> > > > crossing the border. Some have taken to posing as senior citizens on
> bus
> > > > trips to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a
> > > > half-dozen young Vegans disguised in powdered wigs, Canadian
> immigration
> > > > authorities began Stopping buses and quizzing the supposed
> > > senior-citizen
> > > > passengers on Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney hits to prove they
> were
> > > > alive in the '50s.    "If they can't identify the accordion player
> on
> > > The
> > > > Lawrence Welk Show, We get suspicious about their age," an official
> > > said.
> > > >     Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants
> are
> > > > creating an organic-broccoli shortage and renting all the good Susan
> > > > Sarandon Movies.     "I feel sorry for American liberals, but the
> > > Canadian
> > > > economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many
> > > > art-history majors does one country need?"
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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