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To: zonder who wrote (834)4/30/2003 5:20:26 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 20773
 
I'm not aware of the right to intern citizens for indefinite lengths of time without access to lawyers. Is that actually part of the Patriot Act?

There has to be a balance between liberty and security. Always has, always will be. Finding that balance has always been tricky, always will be. Societies are made up of a range of people who place different levels of importance on liberty and safety. It's entirely possible that the Patriot Act may have tipped the balance too far. OTOH, we can't go back to the level of security vs. freedom that existed in, say, 1776; modern weapons, modern lack of respect for civilians (in fact, the modern policy of making citizens the primary brunt of terrorism) are changes that simply have to be taken into account.

BTW, I wasn't referring to you when I made the comment you included. You hadn't made that claim. Somebody else here had. Sorry for the confusion.
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