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Posted on 01/19/2015 4:53:19 PM PST by SeekAndFind
And there it is.
WaPo false dichotomy alert.
Investigating threats and having your privacy invaded everyday unconstitutionally are two vastly different things. Poorly worded question, premise invalid.
If we’re going to take these kinds of drastic unconstitutional steps because Islam is at war with us, why not just get serious about fighting the bastards? Step one would be to not let any more of the bastards into our country. And the ones already here are the ones needing the extra scrutiny—not the rest of us.
“WaPo false dichotomy alert.”
EXACTLY!!!!!! My goodness, these people are despicable.
WHO decided this is an “Either/Or” question?????
Investigate ISLAMIC TERRORISM and quit worrying about “profiling”!!!!
Re: “False Dichotomy Alert”
The full question asked on the poll seems fair to me:
“What do you think is more important right now - (for the federal government to investigate possible terrorist threats) or (for the federal government not to intrude on personal privacy)?”
Here’s the link:
I don’t see how it is a fair question, in that it implies that one must suffer if the other is made the priority. I would refuse to answer, because the only reasonable answer is “yes.”
Good grief! I don’t believe it.
If so, we’d be done as a nation.
Having your phone calls or email or web site visits logged and cross referenced against suspected terrorists?
Sorry, I just don't get it.
When I read angry or impassioned comments about “privacy” at Free Republic, I always have the same instinctive response:
If I'm not breaking the law, why would I worry if the government warehouses my communications?
Well its the WaPo/ABC so take it with a grain of salt.
Show me the person and I’ll find the crime (to paraphrase Lavrenty Beria).
Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!
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To paraphrase Eisenhower, prison is the safest place; there you get shelter, meals, medical care in a secure environment.
“If we’re going to take these kinds of drastic unconstitutional steps because Islam is at war with us, why not just get serious about fighting the bastards?”
You’re a racist.
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The sheeple have bleated.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither. Ben Franklin
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