tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378641028796404396.post907552811573472220..comments2023-09-15T04:25:03.409-07:00Comments on More Second Thoughts: Sept. 11 has passed againJon Mendelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02842221456853513469noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378641028796404396.post-29966368760353306542007-09-12T21:03:00.000-07:002007-09-12T21:03:00.000-07:00There is an interesting question embedded in your ...There is an interesting question embedded in your commentary (and apologies for not directly responding to it...work distracts, alas): has individual liberty been compromised post 9/11? I think there is a natural dialectic at work in authorization (hopefully with sunset clauses), analysis, and discovery by the press as a consequence of the concerns of the involved.<BR/><BR/>That dialectic means the system is working to my mind, although I have a vested interest in some of this so my opinion should be suspect.<BR/><BR/>Over the years, programs like Echelon have been under scrutiny for allowing end-runs around FISA by using allied analysts that are not subject to US laws (and vice-versa). So it goes. I would prefer, though, that FISA was expanded to minimally require record-keeping to a sufficient level that post hoc analysis would be possible to determine whether there were or were not abuses.<BR/><BR/>Sunset clauses and accountability makes it more palatable but not perfect. Is perfection possible?Erdos56https://www.blogger.com/profile/04426474525236405685noreply@blogger.com