Canada charges 17 in plot to blow up buildings

06-06-2006, 10:26 PM

[quote="Eight Ace":7dbe4]

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Originally Posted by Acideyez

Im going to have to agree with Machette on this. Why would anyone give up their own personal liberties so their government can "weed out" terrorists. If a government is as powerful as it claims to be, it shouldn't have to monitor everyone and do the guess and check method.

now, i dont know about the rest of you, but i was born not a US citizen, I had to earn my citizenship the hard way. I am not willing to give up my constitutionally guaranteed rights just for the sake of "homeland security".

so if these people had gone ahead with their plan as similar people have done in Indonesia, Spain, England etc.
and blown up parliament, beheaded the pm etc. you would be cool with that, and you would be happy with a
"guess and check method" even in the face of further attacks, ok fine.

Goverments should hold referendums and simply ask people "if we just allow terrorist plotters to carry out their
attacks whenever they like, does eveyone promise not to complain afterwards that not enough was done...yes or no"

would that be ok?[/quote:7dbe4]

no no, you misunderstood. I ment that they shouldn't monitor everyone, and shouldn't use the guess and check method. If they are as powerful and have as much "intelligence" as they clame to have, then they shouldnt have to guess.