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	<title>Comments on: Verizon hoists Free Speech flag</title>
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		<title>By: Reader's Write</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 23:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There&#039;s a good bit of difference between having private data that can affect the security and well being of employment, travel, and national watch lists being given over to the government on private individuals without oversite and free speech, and the concept of free speech. 

As a gatherer of private data due to their position in regards to their business and turning that same data over without security oversight is the same as spying. In times of war spying is considered a death penalty offense. It&#039;s a shame the same can&#039;t be done to a corporation. As I understand it by the presidents own words, we are in a time of war. 

There is a phrase within the constitution that says &quot;life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness&quot;.  All three are put at jeopardy by the release of such data to the government. There is also a reason for checks and balances and that is to prevent any arm of the government from overtaking its granted powers. 

The present administration has been after the piece by piece dismantling of those checks. As the dems begin to make headway at looking at where those checks and balances have been evaded or outright broken, more and more of those surrounding the president seem to be in ever deeper hot water. While the reigns of power rested in the Republican side, none of these investigations were possible as they were stymied at every turn. Nor that isn&#039;t possible and we are hearing and seeing more of these dirty deals coming to light. The power of government can be a corrupter and it sure seems to look as if that has been working overtime in the present administration. 

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a good bit of difference between having private data that can affect the security and well being of employment, travel, and national watch lists being given over to the government on private individuals without oversite and free speech, and the concept of free speech. </p>
<p>As a gatherer of private data due to their position in regards to their business and turning that same data over without security oversight is the same as spying. In times of war spying is considered a death penalty offense. It&#8217;s a shame the same can&#8217;t be done to a corporation. As I understand it by the presidents own words, we are in a time of war. </p>
<p>There is a phrase within the constitution that says &#8220;life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness&#8221;.  All three are put at jeopardy by the release of such data to the government. There is also a reason for checks and balances and that is to prevent any arm of the government from overtaking its granted powers. </p>
<p>The present administration has been after the piece by piece dismantling of those checks. As the dems begin to make headway at looking at where those checks and balances have been evaded or outright broken, more and more of those surrounding the president seem to be in ever deeper hot water. While the reigns of power rested in the Republican side, none of these investigations were possible as they were stymied at every turn. Nor that isn&#8217;t possible and we are hearing and seeing more of these dirty deals coming to light. The power of government can be a corrupter and it sure seems to look as if that has been working overtime in the present administration. </p>
<p>*Third attempt at validation*</p>
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		<title>By: Reader's Write</title>
		<link>http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12160/comment-page-1#comment-137986</link>
		<dc:creator>Reader's Write</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 18:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html#amendmenti

You may have to copy and paste the link into your browser for it to get you to where you need to be. From there, you can navigate to the rest of the Constitution using links at the bottom of that page.

See for yourselves what The United States of America Constitution says and make up your own minds about what is happening to this once great Country and how it&#039;s affecting the rest of the world in general.

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<p>You may have to copy and paste the link into your browser for it to get you to where you need to be. From there, you can navigate to the rest of the Constitution using links at the bottom of that page.</p>
<p>See for yourselves what The United States of America Constitution says and make up your own minds about what is happening to this once great Country and how it&#8217;s affecting the rest of the world in general.</p>
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