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.
No.
It is a question of priorities. Is preventing another 9/11
higher on the list than the right to privacy?
Allowing the government to ignore our privacy does not mean we will prevent another 9/11 attack. If it were that simple there would not have been a 9/11 attack to begin with.
In addition to getting the information they also have to be competant and do something with the information. The more a government has the ability to ignore peoples privacy, the less apt they are to do the right thing with the information.
Travis
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