The Domestic Spying Renaissance

The Domestic Spying Renaissance
Mark Rasch, 2002-06-24

John Ashcroft's decision to unshackle the FBI's domestic surveillance powers seem perfectly reasonable... if you forget why the bureau was shackled in the first place.

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precrime? 2002-06-24
Anonymous

This FBI intel gathering is sounding a bit like precrime investigation, like in the Minority Report (movie out now, I haven't seen it, but heard about it), see www.precrime.org

I feel the final sentence says it all... the freedom of thought should not be so hindered as to make people fear social ...

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The Domestic Spying Renaissance 2002-06-25
R Waters (1 replies)

I have to express some concern over this article and the many other similar articles, notes, seminars, organizations and ideologies that produce it. You are right that we live in a society that has set up a rule for itself that we have many freedoms and that these freedoms must remain free for all. ...

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The Domestic Spying Renaissance 2002-07-03
Anonymous

Your words portray you as a naive fool, open your eyes.

The government exists for the people, the people do not exist for the government. Therefore they should be accountable to us, and not vice versa (Without reason). As soon as you take employment in the government you become accountable to y...

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The Domestic Spying Renaissance 2002-06-28
Anonymous

1) because the government can and will ruin peoples lives on a whim. The difference between me keeping track of them and them keeping tract of me is the amount of power I have compaired to them. Litterly if I have a problem with the government, and want to speak out or decided to try and do somthin...

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