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Secret Service Seeks Indymedia Logs
sunbird writes "The Justice Department has issued a subpoena seeking IP logs from Calyx, the ISP for nyc.indymedia.org, after individuals posted [1 | 2 | 3] the names, addresses, and phone numbers of some of the RNC delegates. The subpoena was issued as part of an ongoing investigation of voter intimidation. As reported earlier in this Slashdot article, the Justice Department tried this before. Calyx, represented by the ACLU, responded, claiming that '[t]he only intimidation taking place here is the Secret Service intimidating people who speak out against the government.' [Full text of the letter available here] Read more: Indymedia.org | NYT"
There were further instructions: "Let them know that they aren't welcome in New York City."
Given their previous tactics, it would be disingenuous to claim they have no violent intent behind that, especially after yesterday's near-fatal beating of a cop.
Only the ACLU would try to pretend that posting a bunch of personal information is the same as making a political statement against the government. No wonder they're looked upon as extremist idiots.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
What a stupid fucking thing to say. They aren't welcome in New York City, believe me. I don't know where you read violent intent in that, unless you're a typical ignorant outsider. New Yorkers are justifiably proud of our racial mix, and this party, which got 8% of the black vote in 2000 (although that seems high), is coming in to pretend to be something more moderate than what it is? Please. We're not that naïve.
Haida Manga
It is violation of their covenant of privacey with their members. It is harasment of people because of their beliefs.
Guess what? They're just as fair game as me.
There is no such thing as privacy anymore. Forget it. You will never have it, not even under your own bed. It's gone. This administration has used the Bill of Rights to wipe it's ass.
So, fuck the delegates. Post their personal data wherever, as often as possible.
Why should they be treated any differently than me? Why should they expect to be treated with respect by a third party wrt their own privacy? The US gov't, under this administration, provides no such pleasantries to me. The DMCA is still around. The PATRIOT Act came into being, and they want to extend it. This admini^H^H^H^H^HFCC is telling us what is wrong and right.
Fuck the delegates. Let them see what it's like to have lost your right to personal freedom.
vodka, straight up, thank you!
...I sure would like to hear comment from the Kerry campaign on that. Given the editorial slant of "LifeNews.com" I'm willing to give Kerry the benefit of the doubt and assume there are either unreported facts missing in the story or that this event did not occur due to campaign policy. But if it happened as reported, Kerry or a campaign official should clarify their policy on public dissent during campaign speeches. Thanks for the link. --M
Party trumps person - i.e. vote for the party, not the person. The Democrat party is far less appealing to me than the Republican party.
John Kerry is a Joke!
The people posting the information (Hotel rooms, cell phone numbers, scehdules) were posting it to intimidate and were promoting violent acts.
That is not protected speech, under any stretch of imagination.
Also considering the left's tendency towards violence (when was the last time you saw Republicans and Conservatives assualting people?) It's a pretty fair assumption that these people are up to no good.