Government Internet Surveillance Up

Harvey Manfrenjensenton writes "According to this story at Newhouse News Service, the assault on Americans' rights known as the Patriot Act, passed by Congress in October, has produced results that are as disturbing -- and rampant -- as could have been anticipated. Law enforcement used to need a court order to tap your phone, read your mail, etc. Now they just need a whim. ISP's and Telcos can barely keep up with the volume of requests by Feds wanting to read your email." EFF's analysis of the Patriot Act is good reading.

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Crypto Theocracy - Theocracy

[Baldrson]

The guys pulling this fast one on the Bill of Rights are up to their ears in it:

Right now, we're operating under a crypto theocracy that uses state police powers to enforce the religious beliefs of political correctness.

The perverse effect of this is that, unless the United States ceases to operate as a unified entity, an open theocracy will soon (a generation or so) be running the show without restraint by the Bill of Rights -- probably headed by the fastest growing, most fertile, major religious group in the United States today: Muslims.