The Patriot Act

The Patriot Act is a law that President Bush Jr. signed into power following the attacks of 9-11. This gave the government a huge amount of power and we as the American people gladly let it happen. Why?

BECAUSE WE WERE SCARED. Ben Franklins quote of not giving liberty up for temporary safety exactly applied here. We are the American people have failed our country and our Founding Fathers by allowing this trashing of our constitution. We broke away from England partially because they were housing themselves (invading privacy) in our house.

I will a partial part of the bill of rights and show how The Patriot Act tramples it.
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Legalizing Marjiuana

This is my example of how I go about thinking on any political or social issue. I do not think of all issues in a vaccum, but rather as if all issues were thought of  and executed in the right and correct way that was intended by our Founding Fathers and expressed through our founding documents.

Disclaimer right now, I do not believe it is smart to smoke marijuana and this is a new opinion for me based on this way or thinking I'm about to express to you. I also have never done any type of illegal drugs. Only the legal awful ones of caffeine, sugar, and prescribed medicine that kills your immune system (anyways) Most people will disagree with me (possibly even my own family, but even they would be wrong and you will see why shortly)

I would absolutely legalize marijuana, but I wouldn't stop there. All drugs would be legalized.
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