Whistle-Blowers

     With all of this talk about Edward Snowden and whistle-blowers in general, I thought I would give my $0.02. The real question we should be asking in this case is who betrayed whom? Edward Snowden is being charged with treason by the United States government. In my eyes, Snowden betrayed the current administration by revealing a large scandal to the citizens of the United States. And what is the government built to do? The government is built to protect the personal rights of its citizens. You may be very confused right now, wasn't the government infringing upon personal sovereignty? Yes, they were. That is exactly why Mr. Snowden revealed this scandal. 

     The NSA and every other government agency involved with this scandal not only infringed upon our personal rights, but also broke numerous laws set by the federal government. One of those laws being the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Fourth Amendment states: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Now you see where I'm going. 

     In conclusion, Mr. Snowden not only had the right to reveal this information, but also the duty to do so. The American public should be much more outraged about this scandal than they actually are. Mr. Snowden, Mr. Assange (of Wikileaks), and every other whistle-blower should be actually treated as a hero, rather than as a criminal. 

My Fellow Americans, Open Your Eyes!

     Well, I posted this on Facebook a bit ago, and I am just now deciding to put it on my blog. I've recently come to realize, the American people at large don't give a shit about politics. They don't care about the actual progress of our country or fixing our current problems. The American people are stuck in the Republican vs. Democrat battle; they don't care if our country gets better. Our current political system is about beating the other side and waving your power in their face. People today literally believe that one side is evil and the other is righteous. In reality, both the Republicans and Democrats are terrible people and horrible coalitions. Politicians are no longer chosen for their skills or intellectual capacity, but rather for their looks and likability.

     Our rights and well-being are disappearing more and more each day. This is a joke, our country is going in an awful direction. No wonder every other country on earth hates us. Look what we have done to South Korea, yes SOUTH. South Korea is one of the most oppressive "democratic" nations on earth. In South Korea you are tracked day and night by a "National ID". Everyone look into the Real ID act passed by Congress in 2005. We are heading in the same direction. Israel is also a horrible police state. There is no use in supporting their authoritarian regime.

     We are heading in the same direction as the countries we "helped" and "saved" from totalitarianism and the communist threat. My fellow Americans, open your eyes. Most of you are just going to brush me off as a "kid" but the truth is that you're the "kid". Time is a theory and idea made by man. You can be old at 17 and young at 95. Maturity is relative.