Wide Eyed Innocents

Here is another blog from the Huffington Post by Tom Tomorrow, that is worth a read.

A letter to the editor in this morning's New York Times, on the topic of the NSA spying scandal, reiterates a familiar refrain: the innocent have nothing to hide.

You hear this a lot lately, from Bush supporters who are perfectly willing -- eager, even -- to trade essential liberty for temporary safety. Because the world is a very, very, very scary place. Because we've never faced such a dire threat before. And of course, because we learned on September 11 that oceans no longer protect us.

Those of you of a certain vintage probably remember how safe you felt growing up, with those great big oceans out there, when all you had to worry about was, you know, the constant threat of imminent nuclear annihilation.

Just remember it is not about hiding anything or willing to share with the government because you are not doing anything illegal. This is a much deeper issue than the President and his cronies want us to believe it is and it is important that the American people not forget or else the Bill of Rights will be become a figment of imagination.