Court says: 'Terror Fears Can't Curb Liberty'

Posted by Hemos on Monday October 18, 2004 @12:23AM from the good-steps dept.

jettoblack writes "Finally, a glimmer of sanity... according to the AP, "Fear of a terrorist attack is not sufficient reason for authorities to search people at a protest, a federal appeals court has ruled..." Another great quote: "We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War on Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be truly over..." Judge Gerald Tjoflat wrote for the panel. "Sept. 11, 2001, already a day of immeasurable tragedy, cannot be the day liberty perished in this country.""

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Re:Security and Liberty by tid242 · 2004-10-18 01:01 · Score: 5, Informative

Bravo! I believe it was Ben Franklin who said "Those who would exchange liberty for security will neither get nor deserve either."
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" source
i'd hate for this fabulous quote to get eventually get bastardised as Murphy's Law has been.
All in good faith, mind you, friend.
-tid242

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With a few exceptions, secrecy is deeply incompatible with democracy and with science. --Carl Sagan