i just can't understand why people are NOT outraged

at this blatantly illegal activity. there are checks and balances set up for our government. there ARE rules to be followed. this is america. land of the FREE and home of the BRAVE. why would someone think it is acceptable for our government to trample on our rights simply because they are a member of the SAME political party? why won't they admit the administration LIED in order to get us into this war? why do they continue to insist iraq was in some way responsible for 9/11 (they WERE NOT) why would someone think it acceptable for a political party to ATTACK someone's service records when most of those doing the attacking NEVER SERVED? is everyone following the pied pier? aren't they seeing where this pied piper is leading us? why would someone support 'intelligent' design when of course it is simply creationism? why would someone think it is acceptable for someone's mail to be opened because they are corresponding with someone in a foreign land (i'm thinking of the elderly american professor who was corresponding with a professor in the philippines and had been for THIRTY YEARS)? why would someone think it acceptable for our government to ask for search engine records under the pretext of protecting our children against pornography (when search engine records do NOT include the ages of the people doing the web surfing)? i read an entry on one of the blogs off of ctweblogs and this person so very naively thinks our government is ONLY snooping on people with KNOWN terrorist ties (believe me i KNOW surveillance MUST go on and i accept it in order to protect our citizens and our country. i just KNOW it must be done LEGALLY). why isn't anyone saying anything about the price of gasoline and home heating oil and prescription drugs? why isn't anyone saying anything about our wounded and maimed soldiers coming home ... to WHAT? why don't our deployed soldiers have the proper equipment to better protect themselves? why do they keep raising the age of enlistment? why are the good old boys in power getting richer and richer off of this war? why are we going to allow someone on the supreme court who will most certainly reverse roe v wade? i am neither republican or democrat. i am a registered independent (i think i am going to switch to a party, i think you know which one, so i can vote in primaries). however, i have a message for both - republicans WAKE UP, please use your MINDS and your hearts will follow. democrats GROW A SET AND DO SOMETHING about these travesties. Bush launching aggressive defense of eavesdropping
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The White House is launching an aggressive effort to defend a domestic eavesdropping program prior to congressional hearings that are to delve into whether President George W. Bush overstepped his authority.
White House officials said on Friday that Bush will visit the National Security Agency next Wednesday as part of the effort. Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, former head of the NSA, will give a speech at the National Press Club on Monday and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will speak on Tuesday.
The highly classified program allows the government to bypass warrant requirements and monitor communications, such as e-mail and telephone calls, into and out of the United States by persons linked to al Qaeda or related terrorist groups.
Disclosure last month of the program sparked an outcry by Democrats and Republicans, with many lawmakers questioning whether it violated the U.S. Constitution. Civil liberties groups filed lawsuits challenging the program's legality.
"I think it's important for the American people to have a clear understanding of this vital tool and how it fits into our overall efforts and prevent attacks and prevail in the war on terror," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
Gonzales plans to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 6.
Polls show a split among the public. A Washington Post-ABC News poll last week found 51 percent favored the program as a way to fight terrorism, while 47 percent did not. A Pew Research Center poll found 48 percent of respondents thought Bush's actions were generally right, and 47 percent thought they were generally wrong. .............