Comments on: Freakonomics Blog » What Do Al D’Amato and Steve Levitt Have in Common? http://www.lagesse.org/freakonomics-blog-what-do-al-damato-and-steve-levitt-have-in-common/ "A true friend stabs you in the front" - Oscar Wilde Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Claessen http://www.lagesse.org/freakonomics-blog-what-do-al-damato-and-steve-levitt-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-7527 Paul Claessen Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:19:03 +0000 http://lagesse.org/index.php/2007/03/05/freakonomics-blog-what-do-al-damato-and-steve-levitt-have-in-common/#comment-7527 If the mind-boggling ease with which this ban was passed is any measure, then I won't be holding my breath. As for passing that law in the first place, isn't it extremely sad that mentioning "preventing terrorism" in no matter WHAT kind of law, automaically guarantees it will pass. Fear is a powerful thing .. in this regard, if we allow this nonsense, the terrorists, again, will have won. If the mind-boggling ease with which this ban was passed is any measure, then I won’t be holding my breath.

As for passing that law in the first place, isn’t it extremely sad that mentioning “preventing terrorism” in no matter WHAT kind of law, automaically guarantees it will pass.
Fear is a powerful thing .. in this regard, if we allow this nonsense, the terrorists, again, will have won.

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