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Originally posted by brianna
I think there can be an argument made that this administration is going against almost all of the supposed republican principles that you listed -- I think much of this trend can be attributed to the influence that the Christian conservatives have had on the party and I think it may (some years down the road) inspire a split in the party similar to when the democrats battled the dixiecrats.
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That's what I see, except I don't think it will be years down the road. The populist message is rubbing the margins raw when it collides with corporate sponsorship and the American Taliban. The contradictions seem to be becoming apparent.
To directly answer the post's question, however, I don't think this technology differs significantly from past tracking technologies, such as, fingerprints and regular passports. Tracking movement may become easier, but it certaintly wasn't impossible before--this just seems to make it more efficient. I do understand our drive to do things more efficiently even though I am not necessarily supportive of monitoring.