Hypothetical situation time:
Let's say you mailed an important letter. It doesn't matter to whom, or what the contents is; it can be anything you want. Maybe it's a letter to your doctor. Maybe it's to your lawyer. Maybe it's a love letter to your secret someone.
Should the federal government be permitted to open, read, document, and catalog your correspondence?
Why or why not?
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If they throw a hundred in every letter they open then go ahead, otherwise no.
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Considering that the new FCC Chair recently expanded rules allowing ISP companies greater access and use of our personal data, I don't see how mail could be any worse.
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>Implying they don't already. I didn't get $5 in my birthday card from my aunt smh government corruption
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No. Never.
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1 ReplyThey do with or without your permission, so who cares
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2 RepliesI'm okay with someone looking into my phone. But I would never have someone deal with a physical package. They could sabotage it or mess things up.
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[i]not unless your out on some watch list for bad things you've done in the past[/i]
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5 RepliesNot without probable cause.
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3 RepliesAs usual, we find ourselves trying to apply black and white answers to incredibly grey areas of discussion. Legally? Morally? Absolutely not. There should be zero ability for our government to invade our privacy in any way without a formal investigation placed against us, and a warrant in their hands. It's a liberty guaranteed to us as American citizens to have due process against us. And changing that (even for a seemingly good reason) can open the door for abuses of power unlike anything we've ever had to deal with. 1984 can and could actually happen very quickly. The Orwellian distopia isn't as far off or as unbelievable as some people think. But on the other hand.. I kinda want to see terror suspects caught before they hurt people. And our constitution wasn't written with modern problems in mind. Nor are our laws set up in a way that allows these people to be found without "bending" or even shattering our current legal standards. So we have to ask ourselves.. what's more important to us? Personal privacy, or the protection of our people? If you feel it's privacy, would that answer change if you somehow found out it was your family that was the target? Or would you say "-blam!- due process, let's find these bastards!" Personally, I respect either answer because both are completely right depending on which side of the argument your heart places you. And I can't fault anyone for feeling one way or the other.
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No but they do..
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https://youtu.be/ZZ5LpwO-An4
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19 RepliesShould you be entitled to read another person's tax returns?
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Where are you going with this?
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I like this thread but I have to downvote it because I have dedicated my life to downvoting everything that OP posts.
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ORWELL was right!
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I dont know. On one hand its a violation of privacy rights BUT Doing this could prevent terrorists or something [spoiler]No idea if terroists use emails but... its possible[/spoiler] [spoiler]Could you imagine a terrorist using an email. Before Osama was caught - JERRY GET ME THOSE FILES NOW!... My god.. Osama bin laden has an email? OsamaBinLiften72@Hotmail.com? Welp jobs over[/spoiler]
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Edited by Boomdeyadah: 3/25/2017 11:20:29 PMthis implies that the big brother state doesn't exist already
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Only if there is probable cause, or the government has a warrant.
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If they did I would send more mail with glitter in it
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No, but according to COINTELPRO they do it anyways.
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Umm no? It doesn't harm anyone, but knowing our government it could be taken out of context and used to blackmail, discredit, or harm others. So, no I don't trust our government that much.
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Edited by TheNobleWolf: 3/25/2017 5:08:03 AMNo... Read the 4th amendment. Right to property (and to be secure in that property) is a natural right, and a violation of said right is immoral.
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"People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people."
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3 RepliesThey ain't gettin my emails.
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No, they shouldn't and I'm pretty sure this is one of those "big brother" things all the Trumpeteers were swearing Hillary would do to them.
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As long as they aren't stealing my mail-order memes, I think I'll be fine.