I Spy On...the Government. A Patriot Act Revision., page 1
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Topic started on 18-11-2008 @ 05:33 PM by open_eyeballs
As someone who watched 9/11 go down (as did 99% of Americans) I can understand why congress would pass the patriot act (that was written before 9/11 and was not read by any member of congress before passed).

I can understand wanting to pass such an act.

I can understand wanting to give our agencies every resource available to disrupt any future attack.

OK. So be it. I am willing to give up some privacy (even though many founding fathers warned us about giving up liberties and freedoms in exchange for a higher degree of "security.")

But lets be fair here.

Lets be realistic. Lets be real in the need for protecting ourselves from our own worst enemy: ourselves, or in other words: our government.

How might we do such a thing? I have an idea.

Each state within our union creates and verifies, by its legislative branch, certified multiple independent private investigative groups to "spy" or 'use the powers given by the definition of the patriot act' on our very own federal government. Let us keep track of the people we have in charge to make sure of no esoteric domestic terrorist actions or agendas.

Give every state the same capability and the broad range of powers to do the exact same thing to the government as they have done to the people.

This would cost close to nothing and it would ease tensions and distrust people have about giving the central federal government that much power over information about private individuals.

The groups could answer and report to each state independently in public eye (recorded by public cameras), under oath and penalty of perjury if any accusation were to be made. They would have to be verified investigators and hold a high level security card with a very high standard of professionalism. They would be required by law to keep silence (as any court requires its jourers) until hearing or reports were made in public eye. These are just some random thoughts about how it may work.

Not only would it weed out corruption, I believe you would see real changes within our government overnight.

Any thought? Any idea as how to propose such a revision? Good idea or bad? Any thoughts or comments are welcomed.


reply posted on 19-11-2008 @ 09:12 AM by Looking4LikeMindz
reply to post by open_eyeballs



S & F ThIs MuThA!!
Awesome Post... very well thought out. You are intelligent and you think about the human race as a whole. Very good qualities and they shine through in your writing and ideas.

I would like to add, but Im very tired right now... Be back in a few hours.


reply posted on 19-11-2008 @ 09:58 AM by open_eyeballs
reply to post by METACOMET



So.. create a new branch of government to watch the government? Who will be watching them?


no not at all. A private sector that has the same abilities as the fed.


I'm confident that if we simply followed the constitution, we wouldn't have many of the problems we have today. Now THAT is a novel concept.


I agree whole heartedly, but it has already passed and we are way beyond that point. I say a little taste of their own medicine will do no harm.

Especially when it is state controlled, which may be within constitutional rights.



reply posted on 19-11-2008 @ 10:02 AM by open_eyeballs
reply to post by John_Q_Llama



Your right the media is failing miserably, but again the media does not have the ability that the government has in "information recovery." I would think if corruption charges could be brought up by say a wall street journal investigative journalist, I would think it would come to the headlines.

And because it would be an individual state program the federal government would not be able to stop it in all 50 states.


reply posted on 19-11-2008 @ 10:09 AM by open_eyeballs
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but now that states are becoming more financially dependant on the federal goverment due to deficits this is highly unlikely.


that is a great point. But, again other than the hours necessary to organize the committee that would hear any findings there would be no cost. I would not pay the investigators 1 dollar. I would hold them to the utmost standard and make sure they did not talk to any media until an indictment or public hearing were to take place. And even then, any national security issue that was spoken of in public would be a case for imprisonment.

I think there would still be many many investigative journalist and private investigators would jump at the opportunity to "spy" on the government, even with no compensation.


reply posted on 19-11-2008 @ 10:11 AM by open_eyeballs
reply to post by Mav3rick



because, I would think it would be logistically impossible without someone finding out to buy and pay every member in every state.

That is why it would be a state ran program with absolutely no federal oversight.


reply posted on 19-11-2008 @ 10:12 AM by open_eyeballs
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and I believe the majority lies with you on that statement. star.


reply posted on 19-11-2008 @ 10:18 AM by open_eyeballs
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I see what you are saying, but, again, it would have validity because it is a state sanctioned operation. The federal government has no say except for providing the necessary access iknformation to the states.

As I said, the standards for the individuals would have to be held to the utmost. And there would probably be a few who would have to be made examples of. But that is a small price to pay for true transparency of government.

And that is what this is about. transparency.

No more 850 billion dollars without knowing exactly who that money went too.

No more going to war without knowing exactly what they tell us is the truth.

Transparency. Transparency. Transparency.
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