Essay On Watching Americans

Why is it that the government want to watch the American people’s every move? The government wants us to think every little bad thing won’t happen because of its surveillance. The government thinks they’re in control of everything which is very weird since we are a democracy. The government thinks because of Americas new little toys they can just control what we do and watch America’s people every move. Well government I got some news for you, the American people worked very hard to make the technology that you use to watch us. So that should give us a say if we are to be watched.
Bad things do happen even with the government’s god-like ability to watch us with surveillance. “Months after the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on Americans…..” (Breslow). The government started watching us after Nine-Eleven.” I
The government is in over their heads. They think they’re the “big dog” and we even call them “Big-Brother”. “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Franklin says the government is not in control, but this country is letting them over power us. Why does the government get to make the laws? Why can’t the American people all get together and discuss what is happening? They won’t be able to stop the American people, because of the first amendment. It gives us the right to speak freely. So why don’t we use it ? The American people might say if we use it to much the government might just take the first amendment away, but if we don’t use it what is the reason for having that amendment. First it is our privacy what’s next? Is the government going to try and take away our freedom of speech