Martin,

I know you would not have agreed with the methods Joe McCarthy used. Hey, if a person is 'consorting' with the enemy, aiding and abetting, then yes they deserve what the law will allow. However, this type of stuff is crap and you know it. It goes hand in hand with law enforcement saying it wants open warrants so it can do as it chooses without having to provide justification. I work ofetn with police and have got to know many RCMP officers over the years. Despite that, there is no friggin' way on God's Earth that I would ever suggest they not have to abide by the law--that is, if they have reasonable suspicion and can justify that to a judge, then and only then do they get the warrant.

Maybe you read the thread about Costco which told the British Columbia governemnet to take a turn to itself when it asked for Costco to open it's records for them to pursue possible tax evaders. Yeah.

It is the same logic used at the Salem Witch Trials. Until WE have satisfied ourselves that YOU have nothing to hide, then we will assume that you do. In reality, innocence can never be proven; only guilt can be established. This is simply a new try at McCarthyism, IMO.