Is it necessary to sacrifice liberty for security?

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    10/16/2006 8:38:03 PM

    I'm still a fan and think it's a great debate these days. 

    10/16/2006 8:17:35 PM

    issue revision:

    per comments - sort of ...
    Which is more important?
    Liberty
    Security

    10/16/2006 8:05:31 PM

    how about: is it necessary to sacrifice liberty for security?

    10/4/2006 12:17:04 PM

    I see your point.  I say we try this.  Lets see where it goes...

    10/4/2006 7:11:02 AM

    sacrifice is too loaded a term and brian's revision frames the issue so that it seems biased in favor of liberty. i  have my doubts about this issue.  as worded it does not work because the question has no substance without the stands - i don't like that formulation.

    10/3/2006 11:11:08 PM

    I still think

     

    -Should we sacrifice liberty for security?

     

    is more pertinent today and exciting for users to debate

    10/3/2006 10:50:56 PM

    It's a good issue as is. Approve it.

    9/11/2006 12:34:57 AM

    Brian's formulation is the way we usually hear it, but Jacki's proposal is probably less biased. i'm cool with it.

    9/10/2006 9:02:45 PM

    -Should we sacrifice liberty for security?

    -Do you need to sacrifice liberty for security?

    9/10/2006 5:29:00 PM

    i'm not crazy about the way the issue is proposed but i want to spark a debate re: liberty v. security and i want it to be on an abstract level so it's not clouded by politics.