tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post4098354841284946531..comments2023-10-22T08:57:00.454-04:00Comments on Twelfth Bough: A big loopholeA. Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-33328984185189394752008-04-03T22:23:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:23:00.000-04:00Yes, it almost goes without saying that there's no...Yes, it almost goes without saying that there's no oversight. Sadly.A. Peasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481838326205496616.post-55863130299522805782008-04-03T16:18:00.000-04:002008-04-03T16:18:00.000-04:00You left out the best part! That is, why is this ...You left out the best part! That is, why is this so darn skeeery?<BR/><BR/>No oversight. None. No one can even admit details of these existing operations for fear of the rule of law interfering, a.k.a. letting the terrorists win.<BR/><BR/>If there is one lesson of power that history can lend insight to, it is that power perverts sensibilities and abuse is inevitable. Whether that means more panty sniffers like J. Edgar Hoover or megalomaniacs like Hitler or greed monsters like Jeffrey Skilling, the transmogrification will not be denied.<BR/><BR/>Transparency in government used to be an important safeguard but now it is feared and actively shunned.malcontenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858172638092240331noreply@blogger.com