What land of the free?

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"The IRS can do almost anything they want to anybody they want any time they want. This is very chilling for the American people.... This is a Pandora's box that has been opened. The American people should be outraged and they are. This has nothing to do with political parties - this has to do with highly targeted groups. This reconfirms everything that the American public believes. This is a huge blow to the faith and trust the American people have in their government.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-18/auditing-irs-there-any-limit-scope-where-you-folks-can-go

Who cannot inform on anyone for almost anything to an array of government agencies for any number of reasons? Recently, in Troy, neighbors didn't like the pigeons next door and called the authorities. An 81-year-old man, who harmed no one, was arrested because he refused to allow an inspector into his apartment. Where was McNulty then? Where was the ACLU? Where was the Times Union editorial board? All were silent.

In today's America, teachers must report questionable bruises that could get parents investigated and sent to the slammer. Health care practitioners can lose their licenses for a failure to report "suspicious" wounds. Bank employees must report suspicious money transactions to government agents. And the list goes on.

While you and Democrats rail about government agents investigating reading habits of terror suspects, government OSHA agents can investigate private construction sites. Health Department agents can investigate private businesses. Code enforcement agents can investigate private property. IRS agents can investigate your private financial records. By the way, how have those drug laws affected civil liberties? Have we forgotten Waco so soon?

At what point did we forget civil liberties and enter the police state? So what is this sudden outrage over the Patriot Act all about?
http://capitaldistrict-lp.org/PatriotAct.shtml