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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Aragorn243: [QB] permanentjuan, There is no right to privacy. Read the Constitution. Isn't there, didn't exist as a concept until Roe vs Wade and that one of the reasons that ruling is so contentious. You are protected from UNREASONABLE searches and seizures. That is not a right to privacy. If there is reasonable reason, they can act to protect the nation. Wars create special circumstances. What is occuring now is not new, it is in fact milder than restrictions placed on the population in other wars. The government has to determine what presents a serious threat to national security. That is one of the functions of the executive branch and the President is given powers under the Constitution to act in these manners. Today unfortunately one of the greatest threats is the near instantaneous transfer of information worldwide. One simple phone call can set into motion things which have been prepared in advance for months or even years. E-mail messages can do the same. They can also transfer all sorts of data which put people in danger. Back in WWII, they used to have a phrase "loose lips sink ships". Too much talk could provide information to German spies who could be standing next to you. These spies then had to go on a set schedule, set up a radio and hope they get a clear signal to a sub that hopefully wasn't sunk in the meantime to relay the information across the Atlantic. It might take days for it to all get sorted out to the right people so they could in turn relay the information back to the wolfpack to prepare for the sailing convoy. Today all it takes is turning on the computer or making a cell call. These are dangerous times. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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