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Senate Bill Demands the Military Lock Up American Citizens without due process of LAW
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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 1677899" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>If we are throwing out hypotheticals, let's consider one that would appear to be a lot more likely, judging by how many times it's happened throughout history: what if the "terrorists" are the ones who are in control of the government, and end up using this type of law to terrorize the people they are sworn to protect? </p><p></p><p>Judging by the historical body count, it would appear that over-powerful governments are a lot more of a threat to our lives than terrorists or criminals. We should take this into consideration when considering whether laws like this really make us safer. People talk about "striking a balance between security and freedom," but really, freedom is all about security. No one is very safe without freedom. It is idiotic to think that you are making yourself more secure by giving more power to the number one threat to your security, which would be your own government.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 1677899, member: 4235"] If we are throwing out hypotheticals, let's consider one that would appear to be a lot more likely, judging by how many times it's happened throughout history: what if the "terrorists" are the ones who are in control of the government, and end up using this type of law to terrorize the people they are sworn to protect? Judging by the historical body count, it would appear that over-powerful governments are a lot more of a threat to our lives than terrorists or criminals. We should take this into consideration when considering whether laws like this really make us safer. People talk about "striking a balance between security and freedom," but really, freedom is all about security. No one is very safe without freedom. It is idiotic to think that you are making yourself more secure by giving more power to the number one threat to your security, which would be your own government. [/QUOTE]
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