It is not at all clear that "the people" means "people in general". If they had ...

		randallsquared on June 29, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why discussions on cyber snooping have been so pai... It is not at all clear that "the people" means "people in general". If they had meant people in general, they could have simply omitted the article, and thereby not referred to any specific group of people.