Two resons why I won't go to the U.S. I will go to Canada however (they don't give me any reason not to).
New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader Powers
Citizens' U.S. Border Crossings Tracked
...ok, they've been doing this for years c.c
I don't have anything to hide ... track me.
They just might.
New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader Powers
New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader Powers
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The senators said the new guidelines would allow the F.B.I. to open an investigation of an American, conduct surveillance, pry into private records and take other investigative steps “without any basis for suspicion.” The plan “might permit an innocent American to be subjected to such intrusive surveillance based in part on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or on protected First Amendment activities,” the letter said. It was signed by Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.
As the end of the Bush administration nears, the White House has been seeking to formalize in law and regulation some of the aggressive counterterrorism steps it has already taken in practice since the Sept. 11 attacks.
As the end of the Bush administration nears, the White House has been seeking to formalize in law and regulation some of the aggressive counterterrorism steps it has already taken in practice since the Sept. 11 attacks.
QUOTE(Jizzylax @ Aug 23 2008, 10:42) 
I don't have anything to hide ... track me.
I agree; I'm not doing anything wrong so I don't care. Any information on me is just going to waste their hard drive space.
QUOTE(Abyzmic @ Aug 26 2008, 11:43)
QUOTE(Jizzylax @ Aug 23 2008, 10:42)
I don't have anything to hide ... track me.
I agree; I'm not doing anything wrong so I don't care. Any information on me is just going to waste their hard drive space.
The argument that you don't have nothing to worry about because you haven't done anything is flawed. They might just pick you up just because they feel like it. Like Stasi did in the ussr.
The fact is quite simple. If you don't look out for the goverment, the goverment is going to run you over in a heartbeat or whenever they feel like it.
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