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Napolitano says keeping America safe may require civil liberty, privacy trade-offs
Associated Press ^
| June 18, 2010
Posted on 06/19/2010 11:18:33 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON (AP) Fighting homegrown terrorism by monitoring Internet communications is a civil liberties trade-off the U.S. government must make to beef up national security, the nation's homeland security chief said Friday.
As terrorists increasingly recruit U.S. citizens, the government needs to constantly balance Americans' civil rights and privacy with the need to keep people safe, said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2takelibertyaway; 4thecommongood; bhodhs; democrats; dhs; homelandinsecurity; liberalfascism; lping; napolitano; obama; stockpilesong
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:19:31 AM PDT
by
sodpoodle
(Despair - Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption)
To: Free ThinkerNY
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” B. Franklin
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:22:00 AM PDT
by
Marty62
(marty60)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Aren’t these the people who threw their heads back and howled at the Patriot Act?
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:23:02 AM PDT
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Fascist power grab.
I wonder what Judge Napolitano has to say about this...
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:23:45 AM PDT
by
counterpunch
(Heckuva job, Barry!)
To: Free ThinkerNY; All
Big Brother (Sister) is ushering in an Orwellian FUTURE!!!!
It baffles me that the majority of FReepers still don’t comprehend the coming “New World Order”.
So many frogs in the pot.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:24:37 AM PDT
by
Halgr
(Once a Marine, always a Marine - Semper Fi)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Child abuse, human and drug smuggling, bribery, money laundering.
These are just some of the crimes committed by employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as highlighted in a report issued by the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) in May.
From October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009, the OIG reviewed 16,777 complaints from which the Inspector opened 1,056 cases, closing just over 1,021 of them.
Of those cases, 283 arrests were made, 248 indictments handed down and 241 convictions were ruled.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:25:10 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Article IV - Section 4 - The United States shall protect each of them against Invasion)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I’ve no doubt that is their intention to eliminate privacy & control the masses.
To: Free ThinkerNY
But but but ... it was George Bush that was taking away civil liberties.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:25:31 AM PDT
by
Jackson57
To: Free ThinkerNY
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - B. Franklin
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:25:39 AM PDT
by
jimfree
(In 2012 Sarah Palin will continue to have more relevant quality executive experience than B. Obama.)
To: ReneeLynn
People on this very forum sang the praises of the "Patriot" Act back when Jorge Bush rammed it through Congress. A few of us were concerned about what a dictator would do with those powers (I was thinking Hilldebeast was a shoo-in at that time).
It really sucks to be right sometimes.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:26:04 AM PDT
by
wku man
(Who says conservatives don't rock? Go to www.myspace.com/rockfromtheright)
To: Marty62
You beat me. Mine is post 10.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:26:33 AM PDT
by
jimfree
(In 2012 Sarah Palin will continue to have more relevant quality executive experience than B. Obama.)
To: ReneeLynn
These are also the people who says there is no War On Terror.
America will never get its freedom back until DHS is dismantled.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:26:40 AM PDT
by
counterpunch
(Heckuva job, Barry!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
“As terrorists increasingly recruit U.S. citizens, the government needs to constantly balance Americans’ civil rights and privacy with the need to keep people safe, said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.”
Why do I feel like she’s not talking about trading off non-existent civil and privacy rights of illegal immigrants and terrorists - and planning only to “trade off” the constitutional rights of US citizens?
What exactly would our founding fathers do in the face of this nonsense, and why would she expect us to easily dispense with certain inalienable rights that have been endowed in us by our Creator?
To: jimfree
At least FR members know about the Founders.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:28:21 AM PDT
by
Marty62
(marty60)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:28:26 AM PDT
by
expatguy
(Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:29:05 AM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: Halgr
This is exactly what the Left screamed about during W’s administration.
Now they are doint it.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:29:44 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(The truth shall make you free but first it will make you miserable.)
To: Jackson57
It was. Bush should have known that once he created yet another Department, there was no going back, ever.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:29:59 AM PDT
by
counterpunch
(Heckuva job, Barry!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Never forget that Napolitano earned her Progressive creds by defending Anita Hill in her accusations against Clarence Thomas. Everything this woman says must be viewed with that in mind.
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posted on
06/19/2010 11:30:14 AM PDT
by
Eva
(Aand)
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