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Thirty-Three States Contributed to the MATRIX
lexbaby writes "The Salt Lake Tribune has an article claiming that at least 33 states have released government and commercial records on residents to the controversial MATRIX (Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange) network instead of the originally claimed 13." Don't worry, there's plenty of RAM for all 50 and the territories too.
Half of this country (America) is religiously driven to the point that 500 emails from angry mothers about a black womans tit on CBS dictates the future of our first amendment rights. Want proof? Ask Howard Stern... I hear he has plenty of it lately.
The government is SO out of control right now that ANY powers like this do not belong in their hands.
They have far too much power. Yes It is quite scary. The thought of biological/nuclear attacks... VERY scary. But the truth is... someone can fire them from across the ocean and hit us just as easily, IF NOT MORE than some rogue group of islamic dick bags TRYING to get a nuclear device.
Its all scary. But right now i'm more concerned about our government than i am of Al Queda.
Interesting that an Anti War protester was arrested yesterday. She's accused of being an Iraqi spy.
She was paid by Iraq they say. If she's just a war protester does that really make her a spy?
Perhaps she is a spy. I dont know. Hopefully there is more evidence than just receiving money from iraqis. That doesnt quite make anyone a spy.
So how did they investigate this woman?
This certainly is NOT the America i was born into during the 70s.