Posted on 09/08/2005 4:29:39 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
Are you prepared to relinquish some civil liberties to fight terror?
Help fight terrorism DownUnder by voting in the poll to support the Howard Government's actions against terrorists.
I would not while our southern border is still wide open. Why should I relinquish liberties when illegal aliens get rights I do not have? Let the aliens surrender their liberty first.
Are you prepared to relinquish some civil liberties to fight terror?
This is The Age to prepare to release some terror to fight civil liberties.
What civil liberties are they talking about. How can one answer the question?
I'm not too confident.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1480564/posts
These are the proposals they are talking about.
That is like "when did you stop beating your wife" questions.
It doesn't have to be necessary.
Thanks.
That's a poorly worded question, but:
I would NEVER reliniquish any of my freedoms, no matter what. Not for anything. I will fight to the death for ALL of my rights.
Cruel but sad truth: I would rather see people die in terrorist attacks than see any of our freedoms be lost.
They need another poll that says
Are you prepared to relinquish some civil liberties to fight hurricanes?
In the heat of crisis, the restraints on government power evaporate — and the chains of slavery can be forged.
‘‘They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety," observed Benjamin Franklin, "deserve neither liberty nor safety." The harsh verdict of history sustains the bitter truth of Dr. Franklin’s observation. Those who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety end up trading freedom for security. The present moment calls for sober reflection on that grim warning. Are we giving up essential liberties in the war on terror for the promise of safety? In the name of security are we concentrating and institutionalizing power in such ways that we are inviting terror far beyond what any terrorist group could ever hope to inflict on us?
Recall that throughout history — and particularly in the past century — governments have been by far the primary and most lethal instruments of terror. Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, and their fellow dictators have proven the most efficient terrorists. Wielding unbridled power, they have turned the state into an instrument of terror, death, and destruction. In our stampede to safety after the 9-11 attacks, have we been rushing headlong into a deadly trap?
We have already allowed an incredible and unprecedented concentration of power, threatening to destroy all constitutional protections. The new Department of Homeland Security and the USA Patriot Act represent an enormous restructuring and centralizing of power. These radical innovations’ full impact has not even begun to be told. Yet each day brings word of new proposals calling for the federal government to usurp more power, and for the states and the people to surrender more of their rights, freedoms, and responsibilities. Projecting the lines of trajectory from current trends, we could soon be living in an Orwellian police state
Yeah, and all in the name of security.
-sarcasm
Thanks, after reading this, since I am not a terrorist, not supporting any, don't plan to, I see no problem with this.
Wow.
Check the AIR AMERICA SCRAMBLES thread, m'lady.
No.
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