A Law to Spy Back on Government Surveillance Cameras?

mattnyc99 writes "As the Senate begins debate today on wider new surveillance legislation, Instapundit blogger and University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds has an interesting op-ed as part of Popular Mechanics' cover story on the looming power of spy cameras in America. He cites numerous court cases to argue that our privacy concerns may be backwards, and that there should be a new law for citizen rights — that if Big Brother can keep an eye on us in public spaces, we ought to be able to look back. From the accompanying podcast: 'Realistically I don't think we're going to get much in the way of limits on government and business surveillance. So I think we should be focusing more on making it safe, on making it a double-edged sword.'"

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What, oh what to do?!?

[headkase]

Where does one find information on the latest government travesties? Seriously, torture, detention without trial, ignoring checks and balances, elevation of corporate interests above citizens interests, lies, more lies, and it just seems to be getting worse each day. I'd like to be pointed to a resource where I could just get some facts for fodder to incorporate into a ye olde letter to the editor: if enough people could have their attention pulled away from the latest episode of Seinfeld for just a moment maybe the US could reclaim a bit of the integrity it used to have. A concerted effort by many citizens writing letters to many editors bypassing the politicians who don't seem to care about whats right if it doesn't get votes or donations may be one facet of a solution to stop America's current decline. If you had told me ten years ago what is going on today in the US I would have laughed in your face now I just shake my head in dismay. Time's archive of political cartoons is depressing but the events that inspire them just don't seem to be getting the attention they should demand in media and dialogue.