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Wes Mantooth · 12-04-2009, 09:44 PM

Good question, honestly I'm not sure it would really change anything either way nor am I sure that the "I have nothing to hide" crowd is the minority. 10 years ago I would have said that nobody would be so crazy as to have such a cavalier attitude towards spying or invasion of privacy...now not so much.

Anyway not to get off track I would have to argue that aside from worrying about votes the very last thing a govt would take into account is the populations views on the subject be they for it or against it. Although I suppose if the citizens were overwhelmingly in favor of it it would be less difficult to put forth and carry out as well as delivering a tidy bundle of votes in the process.

12-04-2009, 09:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth Junkie Location: Tennessee	Good question, honestly I'm not sure it would really change anything either way nor am I sure that the "I have nothing to hide" crowd is the minority. 10 years ago I would have said that nobody would be so crazy as to have such a cavalier attitude towards spying or invasion of privacy...now not so much. Anyway not to get off track I would have to argue that aside from worrying about votes the very last thing a govt would take into account is the populations views on the subject be they for it or against it. Although I suppose if the citizens were overwhelmingly in favor of it it would be less difficult to put forth and carry out as well as delivering a tidy bundle of votes in the process. __________________ “My god I must have missed it...its hell down here!”