Comments on: the law of fundamentals http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2006/02/27/the-law-of-fundamentals/ exciting, informative, snarky, and very likely fabricated tales of life as an american expat in london Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:06:21 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jonno http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2006/02/27/the-law-of-fundamentals/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Jonno Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:34:17 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/?p=694#comment-581 OK, Not in defense of any governments policies on basic human rights but just a couple questions on the US vs UK (or EU... same thing) privacy thing: 1.) How is it (considering the listed text of the 4th ammendment) that stop and search procedures were carried out on the New York subway? 2.) How is it, considering the 1st ammendment, that the US goverment has admitted to monitoring (and since nothing has been said to the contrary) and still monitors various private communications between members of the general public? This is not a dig, just some thoughts on the issues. Is it better if the government tells you up front what limits they enforce of your personal freedoms or if you are promised absolute freedom publicly but the government still takes away these freedoms without your knowledge? An absolute ideal should not be something that can be discarded when certain individuals feel it doesnt serve their needs. See - I do read your blog ;) OK,
Not in defense of any governments policies on basic human rights but just a couple questions on the US vs UK (or EU… same thing) privacy thing:

1.) How is it (considering the listed text of the 4th ammendment) that stop and search procedures were carried out on the New York subway?

2.) How is it, considering the 1st ammendment, that the US goverment has admitted to monitoring (and since nothing has been said to the contrary) and still monitors various private communications between members of the general public?

This is not a dig, just some thoughts on the issues. Is it better if the government tells you up front what limits they enforce of your personal freedoms or if you are promised absolute freedom publicly but the government still takes away these freedoms without your knowledge?

An absolute ideal should not be something that can be discarded when certain individuals feel it doesnt serve their needs.

See – I do read your blog )

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