You know, one thing that we often hear people say about Bush claiming unilateral authority to spy on Americans is "I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear."
Leaving aside the obvious - that the Constitution is the Constitution and you don't get to discard it just because you think that you, personally, have nothing to fear - what I find interesting is that this statement implies a tacit belief that the Government never makes mistakes.
And the wing-nuts have spent the last 25 years telling us that the Government never does anything right.
To be a modern Republican, you apparently must believe that the Government never does anything right, butit's wise to trust them with absolute power over your life.
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