Talk back.Dear Current Events, I do believe that the government should be allowed to eavesdrop eaves·drop intr.v. eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping, eaves·drops To listen secretly to the private conversation of others. ["Prying pry·ing adj. Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive: ignored the prying journalists' questions. pry Eyes," issue 11]. If you are not doing anything wrong, you shouldn't be worried about what people hear. The government won't announce to everyone about your personal life if you weren't involved in any trouble. If you're doing what you're supposed to, you have nothing to worry about. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] --Elizabeth G., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Dear CE, I value my privacy beyond anything else. If somebody was listening in on my conversations, I'd be appalled. If the government has a reason to eavesdrop, it should be free to do so. But spying on civilians? That's a bad idea. --Maggie W., CE blogger (1) A person who writes Weblogs. See blog. (2) (Blogger) A Web site launched in 1999 from Pyra Labs, San Francisco, CA (www.blogger.com) that provides the tools for creating blogs (Weblogs). Dear CE, I think the government should not be allowed to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens' phone calls or e-mail. It is an invasion of privacy invasion of privacy n. the intrusion into the personal life of another, without just cause, which can give the person whose privacy has been invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for damages against the person or entity that intruded. . This also goes against the Ninth Amendment rights kept by the people. This amendment means that Americans have rights other than what is in the Constitution. This includes privacy. --Maya L., N.C. We want to hear from you! E-mail us at edce@weeklyreader.com. Check out the blog too: www.cenewsblog.com. |
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