Bye bye 4th amendment...

[JBond]

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.

Another right bites the dust...

Think about all the personal information we keep in our cell phones: It’s something to consider after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled it is now legal for police to search cell phones without a warrant.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/03/06/p...hone-searches/

[Catch88Again]

The assault against Freedom in the name of Security continues from where it started from the Bush administration post 9/11.

I think it was Ben Franklin whom said, “Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

[JBond]

I understood the need to trace calls from known terrorists over seas, but things are getting out of hand.

[VTA]

The worst part is, people are not attempting to buy security. They just can't get their heads out of their toys long enough to really give a crap. Look up the book Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman.


A snippet:


Postman distinguishes the Orwellian vision of the future, in which totalitarian governments seize individual rights, from that offered by Aldous Huxley in Brave New World, where people medicate themselves into bliss, thereby voluntarily sacrificing their rights. Drawing an analogy with the latter scenario, Postman sees television's entertainment value as a present-day "soma", by means of which the consumers' rights are exchanged for entertainment.


I haven't read it yet, but the little I've come across is amazingly true to form for our current truths.

[Catch88Again]

The worst part is, people are not attempting to buy security. They just can't get their heads out of their toys long enough to really give a crap. Look up the book Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman.


A snippet:


[i]Postman distinguishes the Orwellian vision of the future, in which totalitarian governments seize individual rights, from that offered by Aldous Huxley in Brave New World, where people medicate themselves into bliss, thereby voluntarily sacrificing their rights. Drawing an analogy with the latter scenario, Postman sees television's entertainment value as a present-day "soma", by means of which the consumers' rights are exchanged for entertainment. [/i/]


I haven't read it yet, but the little I've come across is amazingly true to form for our current truths.

Another book, I'm adding to my reading "bucket list!!"