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DHS To Kill Domestic Satellite Spying Program
mcgrew writes "The Bush administration had plans in place to use spy satellites to spy on American citizens. This morning the AP reports that new DHS head Janet Napolitano has axed those plans. 'The program was announced in 2007 and was to have the Homeland Security Department use overhead and mapping imagery from existing satellites for homeland security and law enforcement purposes. The program, called the National Applications Office, has been delayed because of privacy and civil liberty concerns. The program was included in the Obama administration's 2010 budget request, according to Rep. Jane Harman, a California Democrat and House homeland security committee member who was briefed on the department's classified intelligence budget.'"
Amazing.... you're an anonymous moron. On Slashdot.
Who ever would have suspected that?
The polling data you link to doesn't mention any reasons as to why anyone voted for Obama or McCain. Yes, it breaks it down by race, income, education, and when they decided who to vote for... but there's a lack of reasons why.
Piss off, you troglodyte, and take your crapola with you.
Mr. Hu is not a ninja.
They are killing the program the public is aware of, but the satellites will continue to operate over the USA. The data will still be collected. The data or analysis of the data will still be forwarded to law enforcement using a mechanism that obscures the origin of the data (info laundering?). There just won't be an official federal program for law suits to target.
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Bush was the one who's administration tried to get it started...
But just ignore that fact.
There are two types of people in the world: Those who crave closure
Liberal attitude desires a weak government with weak tools.
Conservative attitude desires a strong armed government with no restrictions on the tools or methods it uses.
To deny these two facts is to deny the recent political history, actions of recent politicians, media and random Joe-blow squawking in the United States.
Sure, the Republicans now fear Democrats having power, but that's because they were able to leverage and use them to devastating affect and don't want it turned on them.
Perhaps they should learn to read their bible and understand what "reap what you sow" really means.
Liberal attitude desires a weak government with weak tools
That's actually not true at all. Conservatives should historically favor a weaker government because freedom is the value which remains supreme and a government imposing laws is not free. Liberals favor a stronger government because they are willing to trade freedom for what they see as social justice.
Perhaps they should learn to read their bible and understand what "reap what you sow" really means
If you want to make it that way, its a two way street. Fact is, liberals began and continue the expansion of government.
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Cheat on taxes is stealing, yet a tax is nothing more than legalized stealing by the government... how interesting.