Ze Frank on Warrantless Wiretapping
By Anthony | June 29th, 2006 | 12:50 amRegarding my post yesterday about the argument that only terrorists need to worry about government programs such as warrantless wiretapping: Yesterday’s episode of Ze Frank’s “the show” addressed the issue as well, and had a great example of how some people are missing the point:
The question isn’t whether this program would be effective at catching bad people. If we had mandatory anal cavity searches for every person that enters the United States, we’d find a lot more cocaine. The question is whether these kinds of programs upset the balance between government and personal liberty and therefore can lead to an abuse of power.
