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Originally Posted by MarineHawk
Part of my perspective comes from lack of cynicism on this issue and my belief that I have seen nothing to indicate that the government is looking at things like credit histories for anything other than the stated purpose - to get the bad guys. I have seen nothing to indicate that some kind of McCarthyistic abuse is going on here. If I saw anything to indicate that Condaleeza was looking at CO Hummer's credit histories to see what type of Armenian porn was on his computer, then I would be pissed - just like I was at the brief disarming of the New Orleans citizens. I just haven't seen it. I won't give up my right to: carry a gun; to attend church; to criticize Hillary Clinton; to have big tires; to be able to write my thoughts freely on Elcova; to not have police coming into my home without cause; etc... No one has aksed me to give those things up. I have seen no reasonable suggestion that the police are looking at my credit history so that they can screw with me. If they need to have access to my credit history so that they can also have access to the bad guys', I'm all for it.
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Well said.
The question to those who feel that essential liberties have been taken away. What exactly has been taken from you? How is your life different from before these provisions?