Why civil libertarians are uneasy

Washington Times ^ | 12/12/02 | Bob Levy

[hoosierskypilot]

When a former Iran-Contra defendant gets appointed to run a little-known Defense Department operation called "Total Information Awareness," then posts a sign on his office stating that "Knowledge Is Power," civil libertarians, not surprisingly, are exercised. Adm. John Poindexter may be suited for the job, but is the job suited for a free society that has, until recently, fastidiously safeguarded the privacy of its citizens?

[hoosierskypilot]

I think we should all volunteer to have GPS tracking devices surgically implanted in our skulls. That way, when my wife wants to know where I've been, I can say, "It's a govt. secret."

[Maelstrom]

...Or find you on the Web

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[WhiteGuy]

When our country was attacked by muslims using hijacked airplanes, we called it "Terrorism".

When our country is attacked by politicians using "laws", What do we call that?