On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 15:06 +0100, Tim Bedding wrote: > Bill > > > I'm not entirely sure you can classify Tim as a Libertarian. > > Indeed, you cannot. > > > Let me touch on one issue. > > A quote from > http://www.lp.org/issues/lp-golden-key.shtml > > The government should not use electronic or other means of > covert surveillance of an individual's actions or private > property without the consent of the owner or occupant. ... > > > Surely, the right to privacy here is something to be balanced > against the ability of the security services to monitor > the activities of terrorists.
Nope. Privacy. Period. > It is a question of priorities. Is preventing another 9/11 > higher on the list than the right to privacy? Non-sequiter, but the answer is again, no. The right to privacy had no relation to the 9/11 events. To say you get one or the other is to create a false dilemma. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
