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[quidditchgrrl]

Wow.  I'm commenting here because she's drowning in comments at the moment.

I'm not surprised.  I have my own FBI file (for working at a super-sekrit government contractor and having a clearance) and one with Homeland Security, and you'd better BELIEVE this doesn't sound out of the realm of possibility.

The government knows what my brother is doing every minute of every day, and that's gotten co-workers of his in trouble (not because of him, but because of the proximity of the person to my brother, and his coworker was overheard making comments that could possibly constitute a threat to the president). 

The Secret Service does not discriminate, because the above happened during the Clinton administration (I mean, in North Carolina there are right-wing nutjobs populating nearly every square inch, right?) with a hard-right coworker of his who said, "I'd like to put a bullet between his eyes."  Yeah, I'd give that as reason enough for a visit.

anniesj is now sadder but wiser, and very sensible about giving the virtual finger to the person who reported her by refusing to let this change how she uses her Constitutional rights.

What the original reporter - the person who reported anniesj - doesn't realize is that he/she also has an FBI file as well.  Yes, if you report "un-American" activity, you receive your very own file at no additional charge (or mention).  You may not go on a no-fly list, you may never hear directly from the Secret Service again, but your name and other information are filed into the database same as the "perpetrator".  I hope they think that's an even trade-off.  *cackles evilly*



The above is feeding my overwhelming sense of doom leading up to the election.  I certainly believe that this administration would have no qualms with shutting down polls on election day, if only to ensure that there would be chaos (and possibly violence) to put up on Fox News.  There will be "challengers" at Ohio polls on November 2.  God help them if I'm challenged - it's not like I'm voting for the first fucking time - because I won't stand for it.

It's scary to listen to WCKX running ads about what to do if you (meaning African-Americans) are turned away at the polls, how to get a provisional ballot, who to report it to.  DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE, the ad says.  But how many will?  They're banking on that.  This is a swing state, and the fewer non-WASPs who vote, the better.

I do get the feeling that the country is coming to a make-or-break point with this election.  If Bush wins, it could seriously be the beginning of the end of American world supremacy.  Or the end of the planet, if North Korea and Iran have their way.  Americans will be unsafe pretty much anywhere they go (but fuck that, it's not the government's job to keep us safe anyway), and our freedoms will continue to be stripped from us.  For what?  MONEY.  THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.  PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER DONE WITHOUT, EVER.  THE UNGRATEFUL.  PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT DESPOTIC THEOCRACY.

*breathes*  Sorry, was getting a bit carried away there.  If there were Bush supporters who fell outside of these categories, I'd probably feel less like I was getting a raw deal by being forced to vote for Kerry.

But I have to vote my fears this time.

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[azurerose.livejournal.com]

Dude, that's scary. :( I don't know what else to say other than that.