rod/christine wrote:
>
>
> Al Winslow wrote:
> >
> >
> > Claes Persson wrote:
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: rod/christine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 1:01 AM
> > > Subject: {W&P} The Republican Police State - An American Stasi
> > >
> > >
> > > > The Republican Police State - An American Stasi
> > > >
> > > > http://reason.com/links/links071602.shtml
> > > >
> > > > =================
> > > >
> > >
> > > The idea of TIPS is recalling storys from other times in other and more
> > > suspect countrys. There is always some excuse for a construction like
> > > this and this time there might be a good resan for it, but seen from
> > > Northern Europe this gives a bad taste in the mouth anyway. Too close to
> > >
> > >
> > > Stasi, KGB and likes.
> > >
> > > Claes
> > > §( :8-)
> > >
> > ----------------------------
> >
> > I don't like it myself. The US Postal Service has refused to
> > participate. Many Americans are very protective of our independence. We
> > are not a docile nation of sheep to be led into things that don't smell
> > right to us.
>
> ===
>
> The Postal Service has done an "about-face" - and is reconsidering the
> whole thing. Appropriations & Markup time on Capitol Hill will sway the
>
> Postman to deliver over the hapless, american citizen... the Stasi is
> around the bend. It's coming... sooner, rather than later - more,
> rather than less.
>
>
> Rod
>
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As more details about the TIPS program become known, it seems less
sinister. In fact, it amounts to nothing more than an 800 telephone line
to which workers who travel about can phone in reports of suspicious
activity. The normal 911 local emergency number isn't prepared to handle
such reports, being dedicated to dealing with immediate emergencies. In
other words, it isn't anything that people wouldn't do on their own. If
I were a mail-carrier and I saw a group of Arabs photographing an oil
refinery I'd report it. The TIPS program merely provides a number to use
that won't glog up the emergency line, and will route the information to
someone who is more likely to make good use of it. I know it's kinda
thrilly-dilly to find deep government conspiracies to yell about, but
this one, upon further understanding, appears to be quite benign. You
can relax. The cable TV installer isn't going to bug your VCR.
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