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Strategies & Market Trends : Fascist Oligarchs Attack Cute Cuddly Canadians -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: marcos who wrote (501)	8/29/2002 1:51:32 AM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 1293

I disagree on giving up any freedoms or rights to any extent. They are there for a reason. We did not have to give them up during the war really and I see no reason to extend any sort of intrusions for any reason now. Police can always get warrants and probable cause is cause anywhere anytime for deputized officers. Reasonable transparency upon flying is a contractual matter between customer and airline. They have a right to be cautious, and if you don't want some inspection, you may walk if you wish. Trouble with giving up freedoms is when do you get them back? When Emperors of Rome, wanted greater powers they always asked the Senate and were usually granted a time period. But at the end of that time they always asked for more. And in the end some ended up dissolving the Senate as it was no longer necessary to govern. This is what we have to guard against. No freedom we have ever had taken away has ever been returned. Taxes, gun laws, etc, they are very difficult to repeal as it will freedom is never seen as a crying need once lost. EC<:-}

To: marcos who wrote (501)	9/12/2002 3:03:28 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1293

What is not reasonable, is to permit within your borders armed troops of the planetary hegemon ... under any pretext whatsoever ..... this is what your military is supposed to be guarding you from, for chrissakes I'm not saying that Canada should fell under any obligation to go for this particular proposal (allowing Americans to patrol the border from the Canadian side). I can understand why they would have reservations about the idea. But you don't limit your comments to this particular proposal. Its as if you thought any American military in Canada would quickly mean the end of Canadian sovereignty. America doesn't want to invade Canada, besides if it did want to it wouldn't make much difference if some Americans where already in Canada before the invasion. If you really think that America is a big threat and the Canadian military is the only thing that can slow down or stop this threat I suggest you lobby for increasing the Canadian military budget to 20 times its current level and instituting a draft. Tim