- Welcome to the Police State, Now shut up and do as you're told. [endwar]
- Take a look at the Total Information Awareness Systems plan that's been put together. Notice that the last step is Preempt. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Washed away by John Poindexter's wet dream, it would appear. [some guy]
- War terminology provides cover for abuse of our rights. Like the War on Drugs, it assumes that everyone is guilty.
- The Homeland Security Act is Why we spent a decade plus building strong crypto.
- Corporate Interests Trump Public Domain for Science Info. Hey, guess what. Free science information that the government had on the web is gone now. Why? To save $200,000? Or perhaps because of a contribution from a book publisher who was losing sales.
Since it's obvious that the government won't do the right thing, we're going to have to go around the government that no longer works for citizens.
[boing boing] - Speaking of government not working for the citizens, Biernat convicted of five felonies. He's decided to resign and the scramble for the seat has already begun. [strib]