Is the US becoming a police state?
No, we already ARE one.
How much freedom makes one free? Just as it's impossible for a woman to be "a little bit pregnant", it's impossible for a person to have "limited freedom." There is only one degree of freedom-100%. One isn't free unless one can do anything one wants without fear of legal reprisal. The only things which should be illegal are those -actions- which infringe upon the rights of others, deprive others of their property, or cause harm to others.
WHo polices the police? The police (IA). In other words, nobody.
"But it could NEVER happen here!" Yeah, and I've got a bridge and some prime Florida real estate I'd like to sell you....oh, and by the way, did you know the moon is made of green cheese?
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Shoot straight regards, Richard
No, we already ARE one.
How much freedom makes one free? Just as it's impossible for a woman to be "a little bit pregnant", it's impossible for a person to have "limited freedom." There is only one degree of freedom-100%. One isn't free unless one can do anything one wants without fear of legal reprisal. The only things which should be illegal are those -actions- which infringe upon the rights of others, deprive others of their property, or cause harm to others.
WHo polices the police? The police (IA). In other words, nobody.
"But it could NEVER happen here!" Yeah, and I've got a bridge and some prime Florida real estate I'd like to sell you....oh, and by the way, did you know the moon is made of green cheese?
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Shoot straight regards, Richard