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European human rights court rules mass surveillance illegal

amanfromMars 1 Silver badge

Re: Everybody is guilty of something, but some are more guilty than others and deserving of sanction

“Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Reardon, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with.” .... Ayn Rand

Such a policy program, as there outlined by Ayn Rand, AC, would definitely make government a national security threatening criminal enterprise and terrorising organisation ..... and that default position is worthy of proactive military attention and revolutionary destruction of executive administrative systems/remote drone delivered vapourisation of command and control leaderships.

Such is the normal and natural way of doing things when intelligence fails to do what is necessary, is it not? It is no big secret and therefore should not be at all surprising.

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