[liberationtech] And right on cue, the flush our civil liberties down the toilet boys rear their ugly heads

[Jacob Appelbaum]

Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes:
> Jacob, it's all that and worse, I'm sure. Why wouldn't be any different?
> 

Why indeed?

> After all, there has been a terrorist attack in Boston, so one would expect
> the state of the art in counter-terrorism in full force here!

Terrorism is not an excuse for a different party to destroy or
systematically engage in the deconstruction of our civil liberties. The
Bill of Rights and other foundations of our Constitutional Republic is
meant for times of panic more than for times of calm.

All the best,
Jacob