Umm, why do I have to read an Australian Newspaper to learn that the FBI stood idly by while innocent people were sentenced to death? Aha. Here’s the same story in the New York Times.
So, when people say to you, “I’m not concerned about the FBI having greater powers, because I’ve got nothing to hide.” Be sure to respond, “I would agree with you were it not for history. If they had not abused their powers in the past, then perhaps we could trust them not to abuse them now. But they did abuse their powers then and so there’s no reason to allow that to happen again.”
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