ahh..but the country was founded on guns, alcohol, and tobacco...hence the existence of ay tee eff.
it was also founded on paranoia, hence the existence of the en ess ay.
these agencies can plant evidence on your property and do a land grab on a whim, just because they can.
somewhere along the way, the populace delegated excessive power to 'authority'. protect us, big brother.
"Nothing is true, everything is permitted." ~ hassan i sabbah
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