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States Pass Thousands of Info Restriction Laws
nebaz writes "The AP has published an article analyzing over 1000 laws passed by state legislatures since 9/11, and discovered a disturbing trend. More and more information is being made unavailable to the public. Some of this information may seem reasonable, dealing with national security and all, but there are other things, such as safety plans at schools, medication errors at nursing homes, and disciplinary actions against state employees, that are becoming restricted." From the article: "In statehouse battles, the issue has pitted advocates of government openness - including journalists and civil liberties groups - against lawmakers and others who worry that public information could be misused, whether it's by terrorists or by computer hackers hoping to use your credit cards. Security concerns typically won out."
Perhaps he meant American thousands? Just as an American billion is actually quite a small number (when compared with a real billion), perhaps American thousands suffer from the same plight ;)
Thomjamin Frefferson said it, originally, but his multiple personality disorder confused biographers as to who they were actually writing about.
Just thinking in the digital age is a danger. The gov't must dumb everybody down in order to maintain control.
I personally blame Carl Sagan for the deflation in the American Billion.
"Question everything"? Why? ;-)
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Here's another reason Bush is making America safer.
Every time you loose a freedom it's one less reason
for Bin Laden to hate you.