Show Wire t tapping Okay A-Okay to one congressional candidate 4 M Jeff Dixon The Globe obe I was quite troubled by a press release that came across the community desk last week That may seem unusual because most of them are promotional material from an organization and the statements statements statements state state- ments contained are usually pretty benign But this o one ohe e sent by a local political hopeful was anything but In it Joe Tucker who who is a Republican candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional seat stated his his' support for President Bushs Bush's authorization of but self checked wiretapping He did so by comparing government eavesdropping on telephone conversations conversations conversations conversa conversa- involving a US U.S. citizen or now several if the President so wishes to the security measures airline tra travelers elers are forced to endure before boarding commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial aircraft Airport searches are not random Joe they are consensual Travelers KNOW that t they ey may be checked for contraband contraband contraband contra contra- band before boarding an aircraft As AsI Asu u I M S 1 I malc UW 1 of one exception at the gate My main concern is that the TSA agents are doing their job At the airport every person with a boarding pass is a suspect subject to search in hi the interest of national security ty ty- Is every person using a phone also a suspect The obvious differences are that a The TSA may only search a person at atan atan atan an airport and b Searches of airline passengers arent aren't conducted by a top- top secret Federal Government agency without a persons person's prior knowledge But why does the President so need to have this tool in the war on terror His explanations as usual are misleading misleading misleading mis mis- leading and vague But I know why he FISA courts almost never turn down downa a request for a warrant And in the case an emergency search is needed the government can execute the sear search h and then go back to the courts who would then issue the warrant so the evidence can be used in court There is nothing restricting the President or the intelligence intelligence intelligence intelli intelli- gence agencies from doing their job protecting the American people within current law So considering those facts I just stated stated stated stat stat- ed the conclusion that opponents of this practice are lead to js is that the more information information President wants more more- more tion about more people who may mayor or ormay ormay may not have something ing to to do with Before you ca call l me a p- p I feel ih fh tS I I 9 F- F cI t t o fl A i declared enemies of the US U.S. is of the utmost importance They should be shot on sight More important their ideology of religious literalism needs to be exposed and destroyed But and its it's been said before this war on on terror cannot be conducted at the expense of the same values were we're supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be defending In 1787 our nations nation's founders knew that some rules were needed to preserve both personal freedom and national security That and many other rational ideas came together and now comprise our constitution the sine qua non of Americas America's greatness By supporting the Presidents President's spying policies you commend him for setting a precedent that any freedom loving person should shudder at the atthe at atthe atthe the behest of the executive branch may spy on any person or group of persons they please without recourse People have always been protected by courts and by the law Now you feel that this one person Republican or De Democrat can supercede supersede one of the cornerstones of the American system and snoop on whomever he or she feels is a threat including the opposition That is not the extent of your boneheaded boneheaded boneheaded bone- bone headed ideas on the issues The press release invited me me to visit his www to see what else he stood for The findings at a least from a social perspective were scary ri 2 is s Goun M J J- J fees j eX W fi d Republican political manure and spread it throughout the States State's 2nd District For one he supports the non existent rarely outside rare I y di ou t si o de-o f fe e I ec ti on- on year Federal Marriage Amendment People who support this abomination are absolute bigots who would have supported the ban on interracial marriages marriages marriages mar mar- if they had grown up in a differ differ- different ent time Your marriage isn't so fragile as to be affected by another homosexual couples couple's couples couple's couples couple's cou cou- ples civil union is it Joe After all marriage is no more than at least where the State is concerned a legally binding civil union By supporting the Federal Marriage Amendment Joe Tucker implies that he doesn't believe homosexuals should be given equal access to the same privileges privileges privileges leges the rest of us enjoy and that he wishes for the government to view them themas as second class citizens which is in fact the result of this spirited mean un- un American proposal Set aside your Good Books Joe and brush up on the Fourteenth Amendment Youre You're not doing so well Also Joe Tucker thinks immorality has been forced upon good god-fearing god people by the courts Hed He'd like to give himself and minded like-minded others the right to reinstate prayer in taxpayer funded classrooms Plus he heis is so afraid of the pornography that lurks in the thee homes of sinners that he thinks we should be able to ban it While youre you're at it it reacquaint t your yourself yourself your your- self with the First Amendment Its It's real r. r 1 r 1 IA aT i s I fc q is pW c II Furthermore Joe Tucker you may not like that other branch of government government govern govern- ment because it stands in the way of your narrow-minded narrow morals but you will be better off when you accept its role as a check in order to balance and temper the power of the other branches especially the one youre you're trying to get in to Try calling this a Christian nation all you want but the LAWS are secular That's covered in the Bill of Rights Joe Tucker youre you're this years year's version of John Swallow the last pie apple-pie Republican smear-monger smear to get defeated in the States State's 2nd congressional al district Heres Here's some campaign advice though as a good elected representative tive you'll be required to think deeply and communicate effectively on a number number number num num- ber of heres here's the operative word IMPORTANT issues that means refocusing refocusing refocusing refo- refo cusing on substantial policy matters of concern to all citizens not just those who buy into your fear-based fear Gods coming anyway so who cares agenda Dont Don't worry wont successful politicians sidestep lie lie dont recall and change their minds all the time But you being the opportunistic weasel I think you are should be able to handle all of that I suggest you start now though because those you just got told by a student stu- stu student student stu stu- dent with a handlebar moustache By the way I dont don't need anymore of your press releases Ive I've heard enough Jeff Dixon is a political Independent and d does s not support any candidates inthe in inthe inthe the 2nd District race N noe h J 7 J t I |