No New Police State

Nice quote from Ran Prieur:

“We fear a society full of police and soldiers telling us what to do, but consider how inefficient that is, compared to a society where we do everything voluntarily. When the control system has to point a gun at you, you know it’s almost finished.”

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2 Reader Responses

1. Big Elk Says:
   September 25th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

   Although hell, check this out:

   The Bush administration has overturned a 22-year-old policy and now allows customs agents to seize, read and copy documents from travelers at airports and borders without suspicion of wrongdoing, civil rights lawyers in San Francisco said Tuesday in releasing records obtained in a lawsuit.

   The records also indicate that the government gives customs agents unlimited authority to question travelers about their religious beliefs and political opinions

2. Ted Says:
   September 27th, 2008 at 9:14 am

   Well its inefficient, but that doesn’t mean its not the goal.