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If they were doing it, they were doing it illegally until the patriot act. You seem very determined to give up your freedom. Could you please pursue that in another country?

That's bullshit logic, mark That's like saying the 2nd amendment only applies if somebody shot you.

The point is, in a "free country", my communications were legally private without a warrant and all the other rights I've mentioned previously are rationalized away as too dangerous to respect. If you get laid, fed, and paid, who cares, right? I'm sure there was a segment of Germany society that floated through on denial just fine during WW2. You'll have to excuse the rest of us that have a problem with creeping authoritarianism.

Freedom... For them "freedom" means eat cheeseburgers and watch trash TV while their government ruins the world...

In the year 2000, my government did not have the right to arrest a person without charge, without a hearing, without a lawyer, without an actual court, and torture him. Now they do.

You really are fucking stupid.

Does something have to directly affect your life specifically before you will care?

do a traceroute ip sometime, mark. look at that ip addy that's in d.c. that's one small effect.

MarkW: stupid as ever

The funniest and most scary thing about this very misnamed act, is that the Justice Dept. published a report detailing many abuses of this treasonous act.

Is that a surprise, give the government nearly unlimited power and they still go beyond the extremely wide boundaries set.

This is why shit like this is wrong.

Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. I didn't even know this group existed. I guess you CAN learn something on snapsoid that doesn't deal with violating underage girls.