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I don't believe you, sorry. You may be telling the truth but there are so many lies we've been told that I just don't. Sorry, that's how it is and I'm sure a very large number of people would agree with that. The FISA court /is/ a rubber stamp, how do we know? Ed Snowden told us about all the incredible amounts of overreach that the FISA court approved in secret.

We're at far more risk from public servants with delusions of grandeur and infallibility going unchecked than lunatics with bombs. Lunatics with bombs cannot destroy democracy & freedom.



> Lunatics with bombs cannot destroy democracy & freedom.

Indeed, the idea of lunatics with bombs seems to be far more effective at that kind of destruction than actual lunatics.


Your last two sentences should be framed and displayed in every office of every agency concerned.


Agree.

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” ― Patrick Henry


Totally agreed with you. Just look at anything David Cameron says for incontrovertible evidence of your last paragraph.


I've put a lot of thought into it, and the only reasonable description of David Cameron is that he is a fascist.


We're at far more risk from public servants with delusions of grandeur and infallibility going unchecked than lunatics with bombs. Lunatics with bombs cannot destroy democracy & freedom

Definitely in agreement there. Look at history, it's always been the case.




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