
Originally Posted by
mstriumph
gotta LOVE that man

Strangely while Jefferson was passionate about freedom, democracy, and liberty, he also kept slaves.
That particular quote has been my signature for ages now.
Like many posters here, I see the quiet creep of government control.
Just little things, not all here in NZ just yet, but no doubt coming...
- like the right to a trial before punishment, and the presumption of innocence being dumped...
- the government wanting cellphone companies to keep records of your calls and logs of your location...
- the police being given the power to spy on people without having to convince a judge they have cause
- the new number-plate recognition camera, which will no doubt store the recorded image of your vehicle, the time and date, just in case someone wants to know..
- the drivers licence which has morphed into a regularly required "photo ID"
- the routine censorship of internet access by internal affairs dept
- the recording of where you surf, and reading of your emails - to the point where you can be convicted of a criminal offence for encrypting data and not providing the key on demand
Is all this stuff really necessay for a "free democracy" to exist ?
David must play fair with the other kids, even the idiots.
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