Reshared post from +Tim O’Reilly
Here's a great James Madison quote, relevant to the NSA spying controversy:
"There are more instance of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." — James Madison, 1788
Via +Derek Khanna, in
If PRISM Is Good Policy, Why Stop With Terrorism?
Defenders of the program say its effectiveness excuses it — but they ignore the Fourth Amendment.
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