You MUST hand over your phone to the police or lose driving privileges.

[lewisnotmiller]

My difference with you may be who is the 'they' in the above statement. It is more like 'we the people' in the above statement. It is our democratically elected representatives that are discussing the law per the OP. Yes, there is some trade-off between privacy and making society more safe. It is our representatives that make this judgement call. Who hires these people and pays these people? It is we the people. It sounds like you are thinking there is some hidden conspiracy against our rights. Who is leading this conspiracy and How? and Why?

So gosh-darn democratic it makes ya wonder why lobbyists waste their time, don't it...

 

[jeager106]

eff the government!
I'm sooooooooooooooooo happy I'm NOT a cop any longer!

 

[George-ananda]

So gosh-darn democratic it makes ya wonder why lobbyists waste their time, don't it...

If they cause representatives to vote against their conscious, then we get government only as good as our and our representative's moral nature.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

If they cause representatives to vote against their conscious, then we get government only as good as our and our representative's moral nature.

Yes...
Which is why I find blind faith in authority naive.

 

[George-ananda]

Yes...
Which is why I find blind faith in authority naive.

I would never advocate putting blind faith in authority.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

I would never advocate putting blind faith in authority.

Are you sure you haven't advocated for that earlier in this thread?
I can accept that is not your position...however that did SOUND like your position.

 

[George-ananda]

Are you sure you haven't advocated for that earlier in this thread?
I can accept that is not your position...however that did SOUND like your position.

Please re-read my posts to clear up the confusion.