[alpowolf]

This only further confirms what we already know. Federal "law-enforcement" (what a joke) does not believe that there should be any limit to their authority.

That's not the most depressing thing, it's to be expected. What's really depressing is the number of US citizens (including FReepers) who agree with them.

[Dog Gone]

There's a natural tendency to be hypocritical in what we want from law enforcement. We want, and even demand, that we be free from government prying into our personal lives.

However, we want law enforcement to investigate the hell out of that suspicious guy who lives down the street.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

This only further confirms what we already know. Federal "law-enforcement" (what a joke) does not believe that there should be any limit to their authority.

That's not the most depressing thing, it's to be expected. What's really depressing is the number of US citizens (including FReepers) who agree with them.

How right you are! This group is lead by the "well if you didn't do anything wrong, why do you care" people. I always wonder who they think the government is? It's that a$$ behind the desk at the Post Office, your accountant neighbor who drinks too much gin every night, the purchasing agent who takes his vacations with a lobbyist every year, the FBI agent who gives files to Clinton, the State Department manager ..... oh what the he!! most of them don't give a rats rear ......

[seenenuf]

If it is a choice between limits on law authority, or limits on the militants using legal loop-holes as their authority, I'll vote for giving up a pound of my 'right's (since I have noting to hide) until the pendlelum swings again. It always corrects - that is the beauty of democracy. The bad cops you may be fearful of can not last long in our system. Why can't we over-correct now, as we begin to learn about WMD!? A couple of elections down the road, we will find the balance, but it's a new world, alpo.