> Greg wrote: > If I don't have any evil plans of attack against American soil why > should I be afraid of them wiretapping my phone?
How about if they put a camera in your bedroom? You're not doing anything wrong so why should it matter? But just to make sure, maybe they should question you once a week. And your wife. And kids. And if they find something that they aren't sure about, maybe they should hold you for a few days. It shouldn't be a bother because you're not doing anything wrong. Do you see the problem now? The government isn't some nebulous body, it's just people. Some are good, and some aren't. Some won't abuse their power and some will rape your wife if they can get away with it. To ensure that your privacy and rights are protected there's only one way: you assume that any power given will be abused (as we are constantly reminded of). And you also assume that a power, once given, won't be revocable. So the question is, who do you trust more? You or "the government"? If the answer is you, then you better damn well make sure that you hold the power because if you give it away you might not be able to get it back. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189311 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
