Formal letter to Mr. Obama

Before I begin with the real letter, I'd like to point out one thing. I love this banner:

Hey, what's up, ma homie? The NSA is going to get me killed for this

Peter Parker

Maple Street 213

Manhattan, New York 10001

Barack Obama

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500

May 11, 2014

Dear Mr President,

to begin this letter, I would like to refer to Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

This is one of the fundamental human rights, that is to say, one of the basic rights that should be respected and not violated by any individuum or institution. The objective of a government is to regulate the country in order to ensure a minimum of conditions for all of its citizens. At this point, I shall ask you a question. What kind of government is the one that does not even respect one of the basic rights of its citizens, which are all human?

There is no single reason that might justify the intercepting of private conversations if the people which are affected aren't proved to be a danger for the public well-being. It is a direct offense to the title of "government", that the institution that you direct holds. And it is a direct offense to any other government when this interception reaches a global scale.

I would like to ask you another question. As a family father, how would you feel if someone was observing your woman or your daughters, 24 hours a day, using cameras and other devices that permit hearing and seeing everything they do, as a preventive measure for possible aggressions against the citizens of your country?

I close this letter with the strong hope that you consider that hypothetical situation and reflect seriously about my words and the meanings and objectives of a true government.

Sincerely,

Peter Parker

And now, I ask you to click on the words "Dear Mr President" in the letter before you proceed.

























That's back when I still liked Pink...