It is a very scary thing to be willing to give away any of our civil rights. Freedom is a very fragile thing and once taken requires a revolution to get it back. I agree that we need to do something but history shows that government tends to get more restrictive not less. We could justify all sorts of infringments how about police roadblocks every 2 city blocks that requires you to show id and have papers giving you the right to travel to the local grocery store? That would sure put a stop to a whole lot of crime including terrorism. But are we willing to go to that extent? Obviously we would not but I ask you why we would not. After all if I had nothing to hide then I should have no problem with a little inconvience if it means no crime. Of course the criminal would still find a way to do his/her thing but we will just overlook that fact. My point is simply that I agree that we need to do something but it is a very scary thing to be willing to give up freedom for any reason. Just my $.02 worth (take it or leave it) Chris -----Original Message----- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 7:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Senate votes to permit warrantless Net-wiretaps, Carnivore use Here here! -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Kennedy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 5:53 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Senate votes to permit warrantless Net-wiretaps, Carnivore use Write my Congressman about what? About implementing laws designed to protect us at the cost of a minor infringement on my civil rights? What are they doing that your employer or network admins, who could use benign e-mails in a much more malicious manner, don't already do. While I don't like it that we have go to these lengths, I feel it's necessary for our National Security. Besides, I've nothing to hide and if I had something to hide I would not be likely to send it via e-mail. Maybe, just maybe, if we had this in place a while back, some 6,000+ people, some of which may have even been on this list, would still be with us. It's a dangerous world out there, which requires unpleasant measures. GOD BLESS AMERICA. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
