I can't believe this. While digital takes wonderful pictures, you can't actually print them in an archival format (something that will last more than 10 years). The people haven't spoken about this, Kodak's own board and shareholders have been pushing for the company to maintain it's current (and very profitable) line of 35mm based products.
Get real here. The problem is that the federal government does NOT have the right to search people without due cause, process, and describing exactly what is to be searched. Read the fourth amendment.
I personally want to be able to view look at a politicial site and not be profiled by my government. I want to buy stuff on Amazon.com and not have the government look at it. I want to be able to use email to talk to my wife, my lawyer, my pastor, and my doctor without worrying that my messages are going to be searched, scrunitized, and read by people who don't have a time to get a warrent.
Being searched automatically, without notice or due cause, and having no private communications just sucks. Yes, it's going to cause problems, and yes people will die because of them. How can we though, in good concense take away the freedoms that so many others have died to protect?
And yes, privacy, AKA, the right to be left alone, is one of those rights. So is not being searched without cause and process. Lets talk about how what the government is doing is completly illegal, immoral, and just plain criminal. Unless of course, criticizing our government and asking questions of our leaders is a 'terrorist act'.
I'm afriad. I'm truly afraid of the things that the government will do in the name of 'National Security.' Look in the past what has happened when we write a blank check to our Government. Look in the 'red scare.' People were denied work, followed, wiretaped, ect. on the thought they may be communinists.
I want to be able to talk with my doctor, lawyer, and accountant without having the communications reviewed by nameless, faceless government organization who is never held responsible for anything (See FBI, CIA, local law enforcement, ect). We can't trust our local law enforcement with our license plate information (Here). How can we possibly trust a federal agency with an unlimited ability to wire tap for fourty eight hours without a court order?
Just think, how long is it until speaking out against the government in a private email to your wife or husband is a matter of 'National Secuirty?'
Your exactly right. The problem that you run into is the defination of child: A person between birth and puberty.
When a child is no longer a child, it's not approprate to treat them as such. As it's mentioned in the article, once children hit middle school, the attitude has changed from emptying out the backpacks to don't touch my stuff. I think at this point we, as responsible adults, need to take our children's needs and wants into consideration when we make decisions. You wouldn't continue to kiss your child every day in public after they asked you to stop. In the same way you shouldn't monitor their actions if they ask you to stop.
As a parent I have the right and responsibility to know what they are doing and where they are at any time I want to until they are of legal age.
By taking this hard line approach, your going to be teaching your children that's it's acceptable to have someone, even their parents, watching their every move, making decisions on their behalf.. For their own good, of course. Now just think if that could be done for you. I could just see it now.. I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you have that ice cream, you've had too much fat today.
... Just because many parents do not care of pay attention to what their children are doing doesnt make it wrong for those who do care.
Those parents who have properly raised their children with morals and respect don't need to worry nearly as much. Those who also keep an open line of communication as children become young adults and can talk about what's going on in their child's life don't need to worry at all.
The US Constitution does apply, the fed's proved it when 'The agents downloaded the data, but did not view it until they obtained a search warrant from a U.S. federal court, he said.'
It's due process that applies to all accused persons that are being tried in the US.
The fact that the agents waited until AFTER they downloaded the evidence will probally mean that is it thown out of court, but this is another issue...
The need of the Government (take your pick on which one) to monitor the actions of some of it's citizen's actions is an important responsiblity.
However, it has been clearly documented in our history that people who engage in what is illegal today become our celebrated heros in years to come. Consider the Boston tea party.. our forefathers dressed up as indians and though tea into the Boston harbor. Hardly legal, but an action of civial disobendace.
Consider as well that under the United States Constution, the groups that you describe not only have the right to exist, but deserve protection. I may not agree with thier views, but I'll defend to my death their right to have them, just as I expect them to do the same regarding my views.
In regard to your idea to permit a "law-abiding government serviceman" peak at my messages, you totally give up your rights under the Consitution (Illegal search and sesure and implicitly the right to be 'left alone'). Do you also let the officer search your car because he wants to? If so, you've already failed the people who died to protect your freedoms.
Sleep tight - We'll be taking over the government soon.. you can still be a sheep:)
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I can't believe this. While digital takes wonderful pictures, you can't actually print them in an archival format (something that will last more than 10 years). The people haven't spoken about this, Kodak's own board and shareholders have been pushing for the company to maintain it's current (and very profitable) line of 35mm based products.
If this dino isn't going to be teathered, it will be very interesting to see how many people will try to hack into the wireless link that controls it.
Get real here. The problem is that the federal government does NOT have the right to search people without due cause, process, and describing exactly what is to be searched. Read the fourth amendment.
I personally want to be able to view look at a politicial site and not be profiled by my government. I want to buy stuff on Amazon.com and not have the government look at it. I want to be able to use email to talk to my wife, my lawyer, my pastor, and my doctor without worrying that my messages are going to be searched, scrunitized, and read by people who don't have a time to get a warrent.
Being searched automatically, without notice or due cause, and having no private communications just sucks. Yes, it's going to cause problems, and yes people will die because of them. How can we though, in good concense take away the freedoms that so many others have died to protect?
And yes, privacy, AKA, the right to be left alone, is one of those rights. So is not being searched without cause and process. Lets talk about how what the government is doing is completly illegal, immoral, and just plain criminal. Unless of course, criticizing our government and asking questions of our leaders is a 'terrorist act'.
I'm afriad. I'm truly afraid of the things that the government will do in the name of 'National Security.' Look in the past what has happened when we write a blank check to our Government. Look in the 'red scare.' People were denied work, followed, wiretaped, ect. on the thought they may be communinists.
I want to be able to talk with my doctor, lawyer, and accountant without having the communications reviewed by nameless, faceless government organization who is never held responsible for anything (See FBI, CIA, local law enforcement, ect). We can't trust our local law enforcement with our license plate information (Here). How can we possibly trust a federal agency with an unlimited ability to wire tap for fourty eight hours without a court order?
Just think, how long is it until speaking out against the government in a private email to your wife or husband is a matter of 'National Secuirty?'
Children are children.
... Just because many parents do not care of pay attention to what their children are doing doesnt make it wrong for those who do care.
Your exactly right. The problem that you run into is the defination of child:
A person between birth and puberty.
When a child is no longer a child, it's not approprate to treat them as such. As it's mentioned in the article, once children hit middle school, the attitude has changed from emptying out the backpacks to don't touch my stuff. I think at this point we, as responsible adults, need to take our children's needs and wants into consideration when we make decisions. You wouldn't continue to kiss your child every day in public after they asked you to stop. In the same way you shouldn't monitor their actions if they ask you to stop.
As a parent I have the right and responsibility to know what they are doing and where they are at any time I want to until they are of legal age.
By taking this hard line approach, your going to be teaching your children that's it's acceptable to have someone, even their parents, watching their every move, making decisions on their behalf.. For their own good, of course. Now just think if that could be done for you. I could just see it now.. I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you have that ice cream, you've had too much fat today.
Those parents who have properly raised their children with morals and respect don't need to worry nearly as much. Those who also keep an open line of communication as children become young adults and can talk about what's going on in their child's life don't need to worry at all.
The US Constitution does apply, the fed's proved it when 'The agents downloaded the data, but did not view it until they obtained a search warrant from a U.S. federal court, he said.' It's due process that applies to all accused persons that are being tried in the US.
The fact that the agents waited until AFTER they downloaded the evidence will probally mean that is it thown out of court, but this is another issue...
The need of the Government (take your pick on which one) to monitor the actions of some of it's citizen's actions is an important responsiblity.
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However, it has been clearly documented in our history that people who engage in what is illegal today become our celebrated heros in years to come. Consider the Boston tea party.. our forefathers dressed up as indians and though tea into the Boston harbor. Hardly legal, but an action of civial disobendace.
Consider as well that under the United States Constution, the groups that you describe not only have the right to exist, but deserve protection. I may not agree with thier views, but I'll defend to my death their right to have them, just as I expect them to do the same regarding my views.
In regard to your idea to permit a "law-abiding government serviceman" peak at my messages, you totally give up your rights under the Consitution (Illegal search and sesure and implicitly the right to be 'left alone'). Do you also let the officer search your car because he wants to? If so, you've already failed the people who died to protect your freedoms.
Sleep tight - We'll be taking over the government soon.. you can still be a sheep