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Bluebear

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Sun Jun-20-04 01:02 PM
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88. Yes it's alarmist, but consider it is already happening little by little

Every time they test the waters with some new restriction "for homeland security" or to fight "the terrorists", they are emboldened by our complicity. Say they decide to round up HIV+ individuals and quarantine them "for our security". Who will fight against that? What if they decide to amend search and seizure laws "for our security" and start raiding houses at 2 a.m. without warrants? After all, this is a war on terror, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to be afraid of.

These scenarios may sound alarmist but they also creep the hell out of me. First they came for_____ and I said nothing, etc.

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