It's A Conspiracy I Tell You!

Conspiracy is always a common part of political blogging. Whether you agree with the idea that government should have the right to hide things from the people or not, the fact is governments do hide a lot of things in their back closets. While none of the following ideas are confirmed to be true, I do believe its time for our government to stop keeping things in the shadows.

To start with, the torture of supposed terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. Though the proceedings there have never truly been corroborated by the United States government, it is hard to deny the evidence of leaked camera videos. While the argument rages over whether or not the prisoners deserve rights granted by the constitution, here is my belief that I stand by.

Though the rights given by the constitution are not natural or physical (i.e. no law of science can prevent something against the constitution from occurring), the constitution is still a binding document on all U.S. soil. The constitution states that prisoners have a right to a fair trial by a jury of their peers, and that people have guaranteed unalienable rights, including a right to not be inflicted cruel and unusual punishment. Therefore, the actions at Guantanamo Bay are illegal and unconstitutional, even if the prisoners are suspected terrorists.

Eventually, even actions of national security become medieval witch hunts.


Secondly, and feel free to dismiss this as the craziest and most idiotic idea ever posted on this blog, the idea that the United States Military is hiding secret alien technology. Simply put, we are not in the Cold War anymore. Let's reveal what happened, so that the annoying conspiracists can be silenced once and for all. No more "UFO Hunters" on the History Channel, please. However, if what the conspiracists are saying is true, then the public deserves that knowledge for the advancement of human civilization. If we can spread to other planets or even other star systems, than we have solved so many environmental problems.


Actually, these are the only two conspiracies I really care about. Any others are probably preposterous rumors with very little background, or something made up to stop a political party that eventually became a common truth. Like the fact that Christopher Columbus discovered America first, even though Viking settlers, at least, had definitely colonized Newfoundland in the early 1300s. Seriously, some things people tell are completely insane. What matters is that the government is hiding things and should not. We have a right to know.