Comments on: American Tyrants Seek Internet-Killing Powers

By: irongalt

irongalt — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:50:11 +0000

“Democracy is for the dogs” – well said. If any conceivable “government” adhered to the moral principle of not stealing, there would be very few decisions possible (or room for any legislation).

Taking the concept of theft to it’s logical conclusion reveals that not only are taxes theft, but also regulation because it deprives people of the use of their rightfully-owned property (and of their time).

So “democratic”, “representative”, or “monarchical” are all meaningless points: the “leader” could not make any MORAL decision that would impact the people in any way. Their authority would be limited to declaring the state bird.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:12:29 +0000

DANGER LURKS EVERYWHERE! I was traveling with a co-worker to Atlanta and they were emphasizing the ORANGE ALERT at Dulles and Atlanta Airport on loudspeakers. I was tempted to just start hugging people at random and screaming eeeeek – save us from the terrorists!!!

This paranoid hooey is what passes for “moderation” in the USA.

By: Sioux

Sioux — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:20:36 +0000

This is how TARP got passed – the country was going to fall and the world was going to come to an end if Bernanke and Paulson weren’t allowed to plunder the Treasury immediately. And don’t ask for any details or oversight because we ain’t going to give it to you. We see how well all that worked out. There is no need for a kill switch on the Internet other than to break the ability of us peasants to stay informed about the crap raining down on our heads from Washington.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:48:32 +0000

“My legislation would provide a mechanism for the government to work with the private sector in the event of a true cyber emergency,” Please define “Cyber emergency.”

By: robert

robert — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:00:41 +0000

Ilana,
This statement “My legislation would provide a mechanism for the government to work with the private sector in the event of a true cyber emergency,”

Needs to be combined with the old neo-con mantra, “be on the lookout for crises for crises can be opportunities.”

Why do we even pretend to a two party system? Maybe these federal politicians should be required to sit together at all future congressional gatherings. Afterall, if stuff like this really does have “bipartisan support” who needs democrats on one side and republicans on the other?