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Re: Libertarian comes through for the Terrorists
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Date: 
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 23:45:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
Sometimes sacrifices have to be made Larry. Innocent people are being
sacrificed in Afghanistan right now as we speak. Our armed forces are
already risking their lives, and some special ops guys (& gals?) *may*
already have died. If this converts to a full on ground war, more will die.

In that context, is it too much to let some snooper see your grocery bill?

Yes it *is* too much, without probable cause.

Scott, I agree with Larry here. Yes, I'm prepared to make sacrifices. I'm not
prepared to make unnecessary sacrifices, and your grocery bill example falls
squarely in that category (unless, as Larry says, there's probable cause)

ROSCO



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  Re: Libertarian comes through for the Terrorists
 
(...) The “grocery bill” comment was an attempt to trivialise the snooped material and focus on the snooping – not a hard argument. I am not proposing that “unnecessary sacrifices” should be made. The term is complete oxymoron in this context. The (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Libertarian comes through for the Terrorists
 
(...) Yes it *is* too much, without probable cause. You forget what we are fighting for. (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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