On 5/1/06, So Kenfused wrote: > > As I remember it the internment of Japanese-Americans, was looked back on > as a mistake. It was the interment based on race and nothing else and there > was no evidence of any spying activity, etc.. by any of those interned. > > I also seem to remember somthing about reviewing history in order to keep > from repeating our same mistakes.
Yes, and no one is suggesting we intern Arab-Americans or Muslims in camps. My point was simply that the American public has traditionally accepted some curbs on liberties in times of conflict. > So I would argue that overzealous reactionary measures might be better put > on the back burner for a short period of time until the hype dies down. > > Afterall what has the Patriot Act achieved? > > Hard to say, because so much information is classified. We know that there have been no further attacks in the US since 9/11, and terror cells all around the country have been successfully detected and broken up. That's a decent tradeoff in the short run. -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:205943 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
