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Here's the thing I've never understood about the "framed and locked-up" argument. If the government was going to go to frame me for being a terrorist, why woul
by rprospero 14y ago
Here's the thing I've never understood about the "framed and locked-up" argument. If the government was going to go to frame me for being a terrorist, why would they need the giant wiretapping facility? All they need to do is hire a couple of interns to write a whole bunch of "Death to America!" emails and just tell the courts that I wrote them. They'd declare national security issues on why my lawyers can't see the network traces that "prove" that these emails came from my computer.
I guess I'm just saying that the government has been able to frame me a lock me up for over a hundred years. I don't see what this changes about that?
- mhurron 14y agoIt's more palatable to the people if they can hang you with your own words. No one is going to care if they can 'prove' they saved the people from a danger. On top of that, the people will be more willing to accept any 'proof' they intercepted when they know the government is intercepting everything.
- nathan_long 14y agoA lie is much more convincing if it's constructed on a kernel of truth.