<div dir="ltr">Looks like Matt Salmon and Kyrsten Sinema signed Justin Amash's letter to the NSA:<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/repjustinamash/posts/556394431066634">https://www.facebook.com/repjustinamash/posts/556394431066634</a><br>
<br>Eric<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Nathan England <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nathan@nmecs.com" target="_blank">nathan@nmecs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On 6/6/2013 8:06 PM, Patrick Callahan wrote:<br>
> I was in the 3rd grade when the Twin Towers fell. We've been at war<br>
> for what feels like my entire life. We've been chasing after<br>
> 'terrorism' as long as I can remember. I've never gotten onto an<br>
> airplane without having to deal with the TSA. I was born into the<br>
> age of the PATRIOT Act. There used to be a time when they couldn't<br>
> just take you to Gitmo? What is America like? I sometimes feel like<br>
> I've never been.<br>
><br>
> I know the freedom and justice have always been matters of<br>
> struggle, and here in the US not much of either were afforded to<br>
> many minorities for a long time. In some important ways, especially<br>
> in terms of equality, things are better than they've ever been.<br>
> Still, this kind of news makes me feel so powerless and<br>
> indifferent, and it's all I've been hearing my whole life. I'm so<br>
> sick of it. I loathe the 'post-9/11 world' that has been my<br>
> environment since childhood.<br>
><br>
<br>
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</div>You know, as a street preacher and believer of the bible, I pray for<br>
situations and responses as yours. What an incredible open door! What<br>
is really interesting is I believe there is a generation of kids and<br>
young adults who are entering society right this moment who have never<br>
heard of Jesus Christ, some may call that progress, naturally I do not.<br>
<br>
While I may have turned off a lot of people in that one paragraph, my<br>
intention is not to begin preaching about Christ, but rather to point<br>
out that a book that was written thousands of years ago suggested a<br>
time such as this would come. Scoffers will scoff and have a myriad of<br>
reasons why anyone could have made such a prediction, but as I believe<br>
the bible, I believe it teaches many people will feel exactly as you<br>
just suggested right now. I believe the bible teaches that in the end<br>
times, which I believe we are, people will be confused, not knowing<br>
which way to turn, people will be crying out for answers, people will<br>
be almost desperate to find something comforting because of the choas<br>
around them. I believe this chaotic, confused, claustrophobic<br>
environment is exactly what the devil wants to create so when the<br>
person the bible refers to as the antichrist shows up and says peace<br>
peace, people will be begging for more.<br>
<br>
Whether you agree with anything I've said, believe it or not, we live<br>
in interesting times. Many would say we are progressing, yet progress<br>
implies things are changing for the better. They do not say we are<br>
"digressing". Progress implies change for good. Yet look around,<br>
things are not getting better. The only possible outcomes for what we<br>
see happening right now are: 1) revolution, which will lead to war. 2)<br>
Loss of all liberties as a police state is created. 3) Anarchy, which<br>
I believe would be different than revolution, which would likely lead<br>
to multiple factions creating multiple police states.<br>
<br>
All of which lead to a time of no peace. A time of extreme bondage. A<br>
time that some would refer to, even now, as "wars and rumors of wars".<br>
<br>
I hope I have not offended anyone, but I appreciate the open door you<br>
left me Patrick! Thank you!<br>
<br>
Nathan<br>
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