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Re:U.S. Senator Questions Attorney General about Aaron Swartz by scarmig on Friday January 18, 2013 @04:37PM (#5081205)
True, but so what? Isn't the point of having an adversarial political system that when one side fucks up, the other will call them on it? Even if they're being giant hypocrites in the process?
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Re:U.S. Senator Questions Attorney General about Aaron Swartz by gavinlynch on Friday January 18, 2013 @05:30PM (#5081447)
No, the intent was so that both sides were too busy fighting each other to the point that they could never take control of the country to establish and dictatorship :p.

And with that perspective in mind, I can confidently assert that the constitution has been a wild success.

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Re:U.S. Senator Questions Attorney General about Aaron Swartz by abraininavat on Friday January 18, 2013 @04:42PM (#5081232)
Is a modicum of integrity really too much to ask?
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Re:U.S. Senator Questions Attorney General about Aaron Swartz by vec on Friday January 18, 2013 @04:54PM (#5081288)
Given the historical record, probably.
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