It’s been five years since the 9/11 tragedy. The Bush administration preyed on fear then to push through Constitution-threatening legislation and they continue to use fear to sway voters and garner power unto themselves.

We are no safer now than on that fateful day: Bin Laden is still free, the Iraq war has been shown to have no links to terrorism, and the war there has inflamed the entire region so al Qaeda is more powerful than ever.

In addition, Americans have fewer rights than before 9/11 as the scope of our Constitution is narrowed by an administration that wants to hold the power to “rule” while telling lies and only divulging the truth after they’ve been caught by journalists and Democratic citizens who are then labeled as traitors to America.

Karen Neff
Fayetteville, Ga.