Wednesday, August 6, 2008

THERE IS GOING TO BE AN i-911 AND AND i-PATRIOT ACT

FROM STEVE WATSON excerpts: "Lawrence Lessig, a respected Law Professor from Stanford University told an audience at this years Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay, California, that “There’s going to be an i-9/11 event” which will act as a catalyst for a radical reworking of the law pertaining to the internet." "The Patriot Act, as well as its lesser known follow up the Domestic Security Enhancement Act 2003, also known as USA Patriot Act II, have been universally decried by civil libertarians and Constitutional scholars from across the political spectrum. They have stripped back basic rights and handed what have been described by even the most moderate critics as “dictatorial control” over to the president and the federal government. Many believed that the legislation was a response to the attacks of 9/11, but the reality was that the Patriot Act was prepared way in advance of 9/11 and it sat dormant, awaiting an event to justify its implementation. In the days after the attacks it was passed in the House by a majority of 357 to 66. It passed the Senate by 98 to 1. Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex) told the Washington Times that no member of Congress was even allowed to read the legislation." FOR THE REST OF THE ARTICLE: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20440.htm

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This was only a matter of time. The web has been under attack for a while.

Man - I need to get used to the look and feel of this blogger site!

GOLDTRADER said...

clymer...

You'll get used to it..
If you have questions, just email me.

I'm trying to set it up to be as User Friendly as possible..

I'm setting up a COMMENTS AREA
at the start of each day, so you
can all post in a common area.

GT