Yet again another macho wannabee misses the point: At what point do you say American government can go "this far" without negating the freedom which distinguishes us from a totalitarian government? Is it OK to listen in on my telephone conversation? How about reading my USPS mail? How about my eMail? How about a roadside stop by state police? How about "un-profiling" at the airport for a strip-search? How about knocking on my door and checking out the contents of my house? How about a mandatory drug test each morning?
There ARE many substantial questions which need to be dealt with, but the previous by "jocko" misses them all.
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