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Government Eyes

Written years before surveillance on a colossal scale was exposed in the USA in June 2013, but supposedly not abused!! Surveillance, by the government No oversight Somewhere, somehow you are guilty Talked to a radical Talked to a felon Talked to a foreigner All in innocence, yet Big Brother is listening in Where is our 1st amendment rights? Freedom of speech, of suspicion? Are we in a cyber war, secret enemy El Qaida or somewhere in Africa or South America? Is our privacy shot? No more secret escapades Or shady dealings Still, for the sake of security , turn over Google, AOL, everyone in the government I say this is awfully dangerous What a new country of suspicion we are The pendulum swings both ways Edgar Hoover knew and ….

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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