I don't mind a little extra security as long as we dont sacrifice freedom to do it. Trouble is, the two don't mix well, and the authority can't be trusted with it. Even if todays authority could be trusted with it, tomorrows authority cannot.
I am beginning to think that maybe the two are opposites, especially after reading many of the posts on this and other forums. The articles talk about the addition of 100's of cameras but I think there was a thread on here talking about that same thing a day or two ago. We want to keep all illegals out of the country but get upset when we are stopped at the border and made to prove that we are US citizens. I don't know of any way to step up security without stepping on someones rights. Some may say there is a fine line between the two but I see a big line and the only question is how far to cross it.
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No point in putting a man with a gun on a fence if he can't shoot those who cross it.
I'm not real good with electronics, other than cars and some home appliances, so I encourage anyone who knows better to tell me I'm talking out of my ass.
I saw a TV program the other day where they showed how many modern security cameras, such as those used in Casinos can actually read someones retina from 200 feet, and ID them. I suspect that many of the new cameras will be designed to do just that, which if true is something I have a real problem with. That is some real Orwellian **** which we the people must not stand for if we wish to remain free. It's bad enough that cell phones can already be used to easily track people. The government cannot and must not be allowed to know where we're all at, because they should fear us, and we the law abiding shouldn't ever fear them, nor should we ever fear a fake threat they generate to keep us afraid, and garbage like these cameras amount to little more than a form of government exerted control.