usa or cccp ( was Re: [TheForge] List Monitoring )

[Ben Barrett]

This is pretty off-topic, but for those interested, here is an older
ACLU article, as well as a very recent popular article on the subject:
http://www.aclu.org/natsec/emergpowers/14444leg20021206.html
http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/2007/05/congratulations-you-may-already-be.html

cheerio,

ben

PS - we still have rights, and as BF said, "Those who would give up
Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve
neither Liberty nor Safety."
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

On 5/18/07, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote:
> hello bruce;
>
> On Fri, 18 May 2007, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > That's okay.  I only tried to make it private because
> > Dan asked for no responses.  I have no problem anyone
> > seeing what I wrote.  If the superintendent sees that
> > and this, let him ask himself whether this is the USA
> > or the CCCP.
> >
>
> in my opinion it is neither, this is the new age of terrorism
> and the war on terror. the age of the patriot act and domestic
> spying by the national security agency and others. basically,
> you are guilty of terrorism or supporting terrorism till proven
> otherwise. so comrade ( ;-) ), the government is paranoid
> and looking for a terrorist under every rock. yet the borders
> are gaping holes. the usa and other countries could not seal
> their borders if they tried. everyone basically gave up a
> piece of their freedom for the illusion of security against
> the unknown terrorist. long live the shrub. ;-)
>
> >
> > Bruce Freeman
> > NJ
> >
>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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