On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Always Learning centos@u6.u22.net wrote:
On Sat, 2011-07-09 at 16:45 -0500, John R. Dennison wrote:
Glad to see you've got your tin hat on. Any more conspiracy theories you'd like to share?
Those with functioning brains should be able to realise the consequences of over-surveillance of civilian communities especially in times of peace :-)
Exactly. In the U.S. the whole Constitution was built around limiting government access to your private affairs. The Bill of Rights specifically laid it out:
"Amendment IV - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."