Liberty or safety ? Which do you choose ?

Question

In light of international terrorism and extremism governments are choosing to sacrifice freedom, privacy and liberty in order to make our lives safer.

This means scanned emails, phone calls, cefus, restricted zones, or even stalking by Law Enforcement agencies (if necessary). All this for our safety.

"Take away some of my freedom and give me a bit more of security" some say. Do you agree?

Answer 1

Liberty. To take an old saying give them and inch and they will take a mile. Do you really think it will end with wiretapping? When that proves ineffective what will they be "forced" to turn to next in order to protect the good citizens of this country. Even if you trust the current people in charge of this whole thing today, who do you suppose will be in charge tomorrow? Do you really want to risk it?

Answer 2

MY liberty has not been restricted in the least by the things you mention.

Ben Franklin once said, "Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead."

I figure that, once I open my mouth and share private info with another person, I have surrendered my privacy. There is no guarantee that even my best friend will keep a confidence. Therefore, if I have any secrets worth keeping, they are safest if I take them to the grave... talking on the phone, sending email, talking in line at the grocery store... all are opportunities for my "top secret info" to leak out.

So, let "em" listen in. If I'm sharing confidences, then I've already accepted the fact that my secret may not stay a secret.

I'm in charge of my liberty. So, I'll let the government handle my security.

Answer 3

Well your question is biased to begin with. You say scanned emails (if you recieve to or send emails from international bad guys). Again the same on the phone calls. So before you ask a question, make sure you get the facts first.

What good is Liberty if the country you live in is taken over or absorbed by enemy forces or ideologies which are opposite to the ones that founded that country? I happily surrender some of my freedoms so that the United States can survive this on slaught by foreign ideologies.

The US Government only does this because there are bad people in the US who want to kill us and end the way we live our lives. Besides if you have nothing to fear, then you have nothing to worry about. What are you hiding......

Answer 4

Give me LIBERTY or give me DEATH! We are NOT granted Liberty..WE the people fought and DIED for this RIGHT we gave Ourselfs. Liberty is something we trust our government for nowdays..we need to TAKE it back from these power hungry theives. WE have allowed them to take our freedoms and we just handed it over on a silver platter...we have become lazy with our blood bought freedoms..we must take them BACK...or we will never go back

Answer 5

i'm delighted on the responses to this question, freedom demands such dedication. Tatonka replaced into superb as to how the government expands its powers for the time of conflict situations and situations of emergency. Even throughout the time of the time of President Washington and his use of troops throughout the time of the Whiskey insurrection. Then there replaced into the Alien and Sedition acts of the time of President Adams and his ability to show to somebody an on his say so on my own have that express deported. President Jackson in dispute with chief Justice Taney while Jackson reported, “Taney has made his determination, now enable him attempt and enforce it.” of direction few Presidents went as lots against the form and the ideas of courtroom than Lincoln who (as nicely dropping Habeas Corpus) reformatory an elected representative for speech. throughout the time of the situations of Presidents Wilson, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Nixon, Johnson, greater-constitutional steps have been taken. of direction the question is, does it constantly return to what replaced into earlier? I positioned up that it doesn’t. because of the fact the Founding the federal government has continuously prolonged its powers to the component that at present a case might nicely be made that the Founders does no longer know the utility of the form. Franklin replaced into precise, freedom ought to constantly come earlier protection.

Answer 6

No never take away freedom, because as Franklin eloquently put it "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" I'll take my Liberty thank you very much.

Answer 7

How can one truly have liberty without being safe? If you don't do anything illegal or what can be perceived as a physical threat to others then you have nothing to worry about. I prefer to live in a country where security is the main concern. I lived in a country (Africa) formerly where extremists ran rampant over innocents. Those who wish to harm us will attempt to do so at any cost (i.e. radical islamists and other terrorists). It is the governments top priority to make the U.S. a secure place to live.

Answer 8

No, I am not afraid of terrorism so please don't create a police state on my account.

Seriously, how does government invading our privacy make us safer? Do you feel safer every time a police officer runs your drivers' license? It didn't stop the 911 hijackers - Ziad Samir Jarrah was pulled over for going 95mph in a 60mph zone. Was he arrested? Nope. Mohammed Atta was pulled over and issued a ticket for driving without a license. He had overstayed his visa. Was he arrested? Nope.

Sorry, I don't trust the government for my safety. Give me my liberty back instead.

Answer 9

If I did not have safety I might not live long enough to enjoy the liberty that I am fighting for. It is just a logical choice. Safety for the preservation and time to work on being freer as time goes by. America would not have been as free as she is today without first being able to protect her citizens.

Answer 10

Liberty.