Comments on: Law soon against Orwellian laptop searches at border? http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/01/law-soon-against-orwellian-laptop-searches-at-border/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:38:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: karl marx http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/01/law-soon-against-orwellian-laptop-searches-at-border/comment-page-1/#comment-871280 karl marx Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:47:37 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/01/law-soon-against-orwellian-laptop-searches-at-border/#comment-871280 Orwellophile - Someone who is fascinated by the vision of George Orwell's dystopia. Orwellophile – Someone who is fascinated by the vision of George Orwell’s dystopia.

]]> By: Todd Jonz http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/01/law-soon-against-orwellian-laptop-searches-at-border/comment-page-1/#comment-866789 Todd Jonz Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:42:07 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/01/law-soon-against-orwellian-laptop-searches-at-border/#comment-866789 Unfortunately a new law won't have any effect at all. The current administration has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to disregard laws that impede the implementation of its policies; they assert Presidential authority, a district court disagrees, and the appeals process begins. The arguments will resound in the courts for years to come, and nothing will be resolved until long after the current administration has left office. Our only hope is that the next administration will be a bit more enlightened than the present one with regard to civil liberties and that the concept of probable cause will once again carry some weight in matters like this. Unfortunately a new law won’t have any effect at all. The current administration has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to disregard laws that impede the implementation of its policies; they assert Presidential authority, a district court disagrees, and the appeals process begins. The arguments will resound in the courts for years to come, and nothing will be resolved until long after the current administration has left office.

Our only hope is that the next administration will be a bit more enlightened than the present one with regard to civil liberties and that the concept of probable cause will once again carry some weight in matters like this.

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