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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Many "rights" were never absolute......and the world is a bit more complex and dangerous than a century ago.
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which apparently justifies the liberty for security mode.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
IMO, the checks and balances provided for in the U.S. Constitution are as good, if not better, than anywhere else in the world in balancing individual privacy rights with the government's primary role of protecting the life and property of all.
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you can show where the government has a duty to protect the life and property of citizens? I'd like to see it, because I can bring up plenty of examples where the courts have specifically said that the government does not have such a duty.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
On the whole, the system is working as intended,,,and the "people" still have the last word if enough chose to speak out.
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really? really?
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