When those in charge of national security have secured the airports, harbors, trains, hospitals, and borders using the more than adequate laws that existed before the Patriot Act was passed, then they can come and get my library records, and I'll concede their right to search 10 month infants who are on no-fly list.
On 8/26/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think its an unwritten law somewhere that this quote must be dusted off > when discussing the Patriot Act. Which is not to say I don't agree with > it..... > > I"m on the liberty side of the fence too. But I admit that doing so pretty > much guarantees that another terrorist attack will take place, and hundreds > or thousands of people will pay the ultimate price for my liberty. As a > politician, of course, you can't come out and say that! Which is why so many > congressmen who were wary of the Patriot Act ultimately had little political > choice but to vote for it. > > Our system is set up so that, if you want to do harm to others, you can do > it. That's just a part of freedom i'm afraid...freedom provides people the > means necessary to carry out unspeakable actions against their fellow man. > > > > "They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, > > deserve neither liberty or security" ~ Benjamin Franklin > > > > On 8/26/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> You really have to decide what you want. The Patriot Act is a terrific > >> way > >> for the US to combat the possibility of another 9/11.....but the > >> freedom's > >> we forfeit to do it are steep. You just have to decide what is most > >> important to you, and if you are willing to make trade offs. > > > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:171156 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
