While the editors at/. may have chosen an inflamatory title for this, who believes that this won't be used by government for all the wrong reasons ? At least the Patriot Act still had ties to international activities. This legislation stands only to quell revolution. I believe an argument can be made that we aren't really threatened by takeover by radical Islamist factions, which leaves only the rest of us citizens. While no one has been really paying attention, the groundwork for martial law has been laid. I know, I'm out of my mind, but I do not believe for a second that this bunch won't pull that trigger.
Let's just take the point of view that we should just ignore what the government is doing. Good plan. The only way that we can band together as a nation is the internet. If the government can't control this medium, they can't ontrol us. The only specific item in this bill refers to the internet. The rest is so vague that it could find application in just about any situation that threatens the government. Remember, this doesn't say that it looks to stop violent groups, just ideas that may, at some point, incite violence. The clauses are so vague that they almost require interpretation by the courts.
Why are we arguing about/. title for this article, and not what's happenned to our country ?
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While the editors at /. may have chosen an inflamatory title for this, who believes that this won't be used by government for all the wrong reasons ? At least the Patriot Act still had ties to international activities. This legislation stands only to quell revolution. I believe an argument can be made that we aren't really threatened by takeover by radical Islamist factions, which leaves only the rest of us citizens. While no one has been really paying attention, the groundwork for martial law has been laid. I know, I'm out of my mind, but I do not believe for a second that this bunch won't pull that trigger.
Let's just take the point of view that we should just ignore what the government is doing. Good plan. The only way that we can band together as a nation is the internet. If the government can't control this medium, they can't ontrol us. The only specific item in this bill refers to the internet. The rest is so vague that it could find application in just about any situation that threatens the government. Remember, this doesn't say that it looks to stop violent groups, just ideas that may, at some point, incite violence. The clauses are so vague that they almost require interpretation by the courts.
Why are we arguing about /. title for this article, and not what's happenned to our country ?