Re:Thoughtcrime
by Torgo on Monday May 18, 2015 @11:26AM
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This is an honest question: if someone uses their freedom of speech to vocally support overthrowing a democratically elected government and replace it with a fascist dictatorship, would the government watching that person closely be a violation of their free speech?
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Watching, insofar as it does not get into 4th Amendment search-and-seizure territory, is reasonable. This is a variant of: you have the right to publicly say what you like, and I have the right to listen, document what you said, and say you're an idiot for saying it.
> Watching, insofar as it does not get into 4th Amendment search-and-seizure territory, is reasonable.
A problem is that the fourth amendment is itself under attack as well...
Re:Thoughtcrime
by Lawtonfogle on Monday May 18, 2015 @01:55PM
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This gets into the area of chilling effects. I would say yes, assuming the government would never abuse such information. That is to say, no.