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Proposed Law Would Give DHS Power Over Privately Owned IT Infrastructure
CelticWhisper writes "H.R. 3674, the Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act (PRECISE Act), would allow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to require improved security practices from those businesses managing systems whose disruption could prove detrimental to critical life-sustaining or national-security initiatives." As the article points out, this is just "one of 30 or so such bills currently percolating on the Hill."
"Small government" is just a ruse Republicans use to win elections, much like "reducing corporate influence" is for the Democrats.
Red Team/Blue Team? There's only one team, and it's the Big Government/Big Corporations Purple Team.
Bunch of hypocrites they all are.
So are the Democrats. If you are going to make these comments, be an equal-opportunity commenter.
It seems that nothing but evil comes out of washington DC anymore.
Agreed. This is why I am supporting Ron Paul for President. He's the only candidate willing to do what it takes to clean out Washington DC.
...quicker, easier, more seductive the darkside is...but more powerful, it is not.
Here is the list of sponsors and co-sponsors.
Representative Daniel Lungren R-CA
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
Rep. Billy Long [R, MO-7]
Rep. Thomas Marino [R, PA-10]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R, OH-15]
Rep. Robert Turner [R, NY-9]
Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
Yup, that must be a democrat bill.
How did you get modded up?
Both parties are at fault here, not Just Republicans or just Democrats. The problem is that we no longer have a class of "Citizen Legislator" but instead have professional legislators who will do anything in their power to stay in power.
This includes buying votes from the masses by telling them they will get everything free at the expense of someone else - even though our national debt is now so large you could confiscate all the wealth of all the millionaires and still not pay it off - and also letting themselves be bought buy the highest bidder - er - best paying lobbyist.
Of course, to keep it under wraps, you have to both dumb down the general populace, and control all means of dissent. Shut down internet sites that oppose your viewpoint, call anyone who disagrees with you a terrorist and lock them away without any rights, and threaten the livelihood of anyone else who may be bold enough to get around your restrictions.
The only way to stop such non-sense it to VOTE THEM ALL OUT!
Al least it will take a new batch a few years to get so corrupt!
HexaByte - he's a square and a half!
What do you mean post-Reagan?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Budget_Deficit_1971_to_2001.png
Check your premises.