Hypocrisy?

On May 27, 2011, the LA Times reported that Obama has approved an extension on the Patriot Act. Often used by Democrats as a weapon against the Democrats, it seems that once they are in power the Patriot Act doesn't sound so evil any more. Perhaps they viewed it as a necessary evil to play towards the conservative voters, so that reelection wouldn't as hard as it is appearing to be in 2012. Even deeper and perhaps even a bit of a long shot, but perhaps they figured out that the Patriot Act is rather useful and should be kept around for awhile longer to make sure major terrorist incidents don't happen again in the U.S..Crazy right? But I've learned that people do crazy things some times. This looks to be that at least the government can function at critical times even though it is mostly happening due to reelection year coming up. I'll take what I can get.

LA Times: Patriot Act

This week's core biblical truth is Sin. Mankind is totally depraved and his sinful nature is seen throughout history.  Law and government were established to restrain this depravity in the governors as well as the governed. What we have here is the extension of a law allowing the governors to restrain the depravity of the governed. Yes, this can be a little nerve-wracking, but it is all for the greater good. Scary words, right? Well that is often the case for the government, it is something that we have to live with every day.