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Commerce Department Cool to CBDTPA

Posted by timothy on from the commerce-meets-anti-commerce dept.

L. J. Beauregard writes: "Wired reports that the Commerce Department is not too thrilled about S.2048. Commerce Secretary James Rogan claims that 'the DMCA carefully balances the interests of all stakeholders,' a claim that marks him for a corporate whore, but it seems that there are some things even whores won't do."

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  1. Oh yeah? by Kymermosst · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Look at CowboyNeal... now there's a whore who will do anything! (watch at the polls)

    On a side note, at least one arm of the executive branch doesn't like the CBDTPA... maybe that'll mean a veto if it gets to the Prez.

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  2. Fascism? by The+Original+Yama · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I hate to say this, but it seems as if the USA is becoming increasingly fascist every day. It has a deified leader (as is typical of US presidents) who was not democratically elected; a legislative body that passes laws to promote and protect big corporate interests over citizens, in total disregard of the constitution; belligerent, jingoistic politics that is focussed on an outside "threat" (which was actually created by them in the first place) in order to deflect interest away from problems at home; a Department of Juctice that capitulates to illegal monopolists despite having the upper hand; law enforcement agencies that spy on and censor people; a social policy that leaves people hungry, homeless, undereducated and in poor health; and a whole lot more.

    This doesn't sound any different from Nazi Germany. Oh wait... Hitler actually <i>created</i> jobs and <i>improved</i> the standard of living. I guess it's worse then.

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