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Bush’s Surveillance Act | The Onion: “American citizens cannot be spied on, with the exception of all of them”

I’m all for protecting our country and those in it (citizens and visitors). My concern is the use of fear as the primary force driving policy. FISERV has important aspects, but it looks to go too far. We need checks and balances. The checks are not for the law enforcement who always “do the right thing” which are the majority. But there is a minority and they need checks. There are options for these checks, but having it outside of the organization is better than inside for something like privacy. The echo chamber is too powerful.

I don’t think I have anything to hide, but that doesn’t mean I can’t keep “my business” and that of my family and friends to myself.

While the Onion is funny, there is often an undercurrent of truth which make the humor possible. This is one of those cases.