MaggieMae
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- Apr 3, 2009
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Not even close.
I don't give 2 turds in a toilet about big 0.
but this is just paranoid ranting.
It's only about giving the gov the chance to tap into criminals emails. nothing more.
Criminals, as classified by the government. The problem I have with this kind of thing is that it opens the door to abuse. Remember how all hell broke loose earlier this year because the DHS sent out a memo saying that law enforcement needed to be leery of "extremist" groups like the Tea Party? What if the current government suddenly decided they were a threat to the government or were enemies of the state and abused this law to begin dipping into their private communications simply because they didn't like their political agenda? It could be used as a tool to intimidate political opposition. Conversely, a Republican administration could abuse it in the same manner towards anti-war protesters or unions.
Our privacy rights have been eroding away rather quickly since 9-11 by both Republicans and Democrats in the name of security. We are headed in the direction of a police state. It may take a while to get all the way there, but make no mistake about it. That's where we're going.
The DHS memo warning of extremism did not mention ANY established group by name, including the Tea Party. And it was right-on, by the way.