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Old 03-22-2002, 04:18 PM   #33
Griff
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Its not a conspiracy

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Originally posted by dhamsaic
...while dubbing the latter as some gross conspiracy to erode the rights of American citizens.

Creating a precedent does not involve a great conspiracy. Its only a matter of people not asserting their rights when authority demands submission. Each time someone rolls over for something like this, authority assumes that power and human nature being what it is will eventually ask for the next submission. As Senator Alan Simpson put it, "There is no "slippery slope" toward the loss of liberty, only a long staircase where each step must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders."
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