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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I am starting to believe it is simply this fear, justified or no, which is the basis for the erosion talk.
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perhaps. but isn't the perception nearly as important as the facts? If a sizable portion of citizens believe that they are no longer as safe engaging in activities that previously they could do, does that not have a chilling effect (not just in the legal sense) on one's liberty? Ashcroft and Bush certainly haven't gone on a PR campaign extolling their commitment to civil liberties.
