{"id":242,"date":"2004-10-29T12:50:35","date_gmt":"2004-10-29T16:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/?p=242"},"modified":"2009-04-12T18:46:41","modified_gmt":"2009-04-12T22:46:41","slug":"the-security-of-checks-and-balances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2004\/10\/29\/the-security-of-checks-and-balances\/","title":{"rendered":"The Security of Checks and Balances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneier.com\/blog\/archives\/2004\/10\/the_security_of.html\">Schneier on Security: The Security of Checks and Balances<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So true&#8230; alas.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s hoping for the best this November 2nd.<\/p>\n<p>-Keithius<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So true&#8230; alas. 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