icepick wrote:
Hi Pen;

Yes, I knew that a couple of days ago. The only benefit we received is that it really is limited to metadata. But we also know what politician stands where .................... and Rand Paul has gained a huge number of very loyal fans. Seems our other pols would take notice.

Sounds like you have one down there from the same vein. If so, cherish him. Seems their type is very rare these days.

Tim
I liked Rand Paul right from the start, before his recent stand on the surveillance issue.  He seems to have a lot of integrity which is sadly missing these days amongst politicians.

I had never heard of Bernardi until I read that article.... so now I will be keeping a watchful eye on him.....  Abbott's power creep is really worrying....  Liberal PMs in the past have tried to get complete control of the public through ID cards.... when the public stood up against them.... the government brought in Tax File numbers instead of ID cards.... so no one can work without a Tax File number....  Governments are getting sneakier and sneakier and twisting laws for their own advantage over the people.  They need to remember that they are the servants of the people.... and not the other way around.  But.... are we really watching the downfall of governments taking place?   I remember reading a prophecy many years ago that it will happen.

Bernardi speaks against Abbott’s ‘power creep’


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