[governance] Associated Press condemns US telephone record seizure

[Riaz K Tayob]

Paul thank you for that, it is a treasure trove! Do you have a reference 
for the work, or is it your own?

The US constitution has been one of those documents that have influenced 
constitutional development around the world.. but less so in recent 
times. Those founding fathers had some interesting insights and drew on 
philosophy and were rather worldly. The Kantian enlightened individual, 
the Montesque separation of powers doctrine (recent developments here 
<http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/05/department-of-justice-tapped-congressional-rooms-as-well-as-reporters-offices.html>) 
and the pursuit of happiness (or the good life) have enormous influence. 
But the US is a global leader, and so its legal ecology is a concern 
beyond its borders.

After the Bush years though national security and freedoms seem to have 
been tipped in favour of the state and this is a serious concern...

Riaz

On 2013/05/16 08:04 PM, Paul Lehto wrote:

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