Bloomberg: Constitution ‘must change’ to give government more power

Oberon · 04-24-13, 12:25 PM

Pretty inevitable, but this is just one guy. Of course, many more will feel the same way but that's to be expected.

What it boils down to is the trade off between liberty and security, every time someone blows something up or shoots something in America (or indeed in many other nations) the question is always asked 'Why wasn't this prevented?', or 'What can we do to stop this?' and now we've reached the point where no real further action can be taken without infringing on constitutional rights, so either the choice must be taken to accept the risk of further terrorist attacks or school shootings or accept the loss of constitutional rights, and it's easier to justify the prevention of deaths of children than it is to defend a document written over two hundred years ago.

So, generally speaking, the masses will lean towards greater security because a) they don't want to run the risk of being blown up or shot and b) they are told that these things can be avoided if they are willing to give up certain parts of privacy, after all...if you haven't done anything wrong, why do you need to be worried, as they will say.

Here comes the future...

04-24-13, 12:25 PM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Pretty inevitable, but this is just one guy. Of course, many more will feel the same way but that's to be expected. What it boils down to is the trade off between liberty and security, every time someone blows something up or shoots something in America (or indeed in many other nations) the question is always asked 'Why wasn't this prevented?', or 'What can we do to stop this?' and now we've reached the point where no real further action can be taken without infringing on constitutional rights, so either the choice must be taken to accept the risk of further terrorist attacks or school shootings or accept the loss of constitutional rights, and it's easier to justify the prevention of deaths of children than it is to defend a document written over two hundred years ago. So, generally speaking, the masses will lean towards greater security because a) they don't want to run the risk of being blown up or shot and b) they are told that these things can be avoided if they are willing to give up certain parts of privacy, after all...if you haven't done anything wrong, why do you need to be worried, as they will say. Here comes the future...