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A False Dilemma (#150)

Series: Ethically Speaking
From: Dean Ritz
Length: 00:02:00

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DEAN: This is Ethically Speaking with Dean Ritz and Deni Elliott.

DENI: Dean, if you had to choose between being a victim of a terrorist attack or giving up some of your privacy, which do you think is the rational choice?

DEAN: I assume you are referring to the Bush administration?s claimed authority to protect us by wiretapping without warrants.

DENI: That?s it. If we want our government to protect us from terrorist attacks, they need to be able to act immediately to any threat.

DEAN: Of course. After all, government does have a responsibility to protect citizens. However, it doesn?t follow that the government can and should wiretap at will in order to protect us.

DENI: Surely, these acts are connected?

DEAN: Maybe. And that?s how the judicial branch serves as one check on the claimed authority of the executive branch. But, the problem here is how you constructed the...
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