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FISA Bill Not What We’re Being Told

July 11, 2008 by Cato  
Filed under Conservatism, Homeland Security

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Alex Harris, of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, tells us that the new FISA bill “goes way beyond telecom imunity”. While not a libertarian like Alex, I still believe in the wisdom of Ben Franklin:

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Let’s assume that you are foolish enough to trust the government today. Will you then trust it with Barack Obama in the White House? Or did you trust it with Bill and Hillary in power?

That is why we have the rule of law. It shouldn’t matter who is in power. The government should protect our property and our liberty. When we willingly turn over our liberty, what should we then expect from the government?

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  1. Shirley says:
    July 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM

    Another good analysis of FISA is at The Cato Institute:
    http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9530

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