Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in 24 hours

Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by javajosh on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:08PM (#28372906)

Indeed. To say it another way, state power is total by default. Every individual right is carved out of that default total power.

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by kook_throwaway on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:27PM (#28373167)

The 9th and 10th amendments to the US constitution limits the US government only to the powers explicitly enumerated in article 1 section 8.

But in the real world, unfortunately, you are absolutely correct. Even the idea that there are only a short list of things that a government can do is a foreign concept to most folks.

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Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by WalterBright on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:45PM (#28373406)

Unfortunately, a depressing number of people believe that an all-powerful government is the solution to all their problems. "There outta be a law" runs rampant.

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