Thread: Bush takes another step backwards

Originally Posted by Half/Dreaming

Ninja, "warrants" don't exist in a warzone. Are you suggesting that if we see a dude fire at us with an RPG, and then walk in his front door, that we have to go back to the FOB to get a warrant before we can raid the house?

But... wiretapping happens in places other than warzones. I assume that the United States of America is not currently suffering from an Iraq style insurgency problem?

I trust my present government. I'm sure that appropriate safeguards are in place to make sure that the system is rarely ever used for the wrong reasons and that corruption is often prevented.

However, in the past, corruption has happened in democratic systems (i.e. Watergate, the election of the Nazis, or (a few months ago) the "bugging" of a British MP. Because power can sometimes fall into the hands of the unscrupulous, I think it is best if there are appropriate checks and balances in place.