I was hoping CISA would go the way of SOPA/CISPA. It's a shame really. Sanders voted against it as did a few other shining beacons of light in the Democratic party.

Sometimes I imagine people in Congress don't have a firm grasp on the tech side of politics due to a generational divide. I wonder if that somehow plays into bills like this always managing to come back from the dead. In any event, color me disappointed.

Man it's been a while but this type of legislation seems to keep popping up one right after the other for sometime like marching orders.

Disaster Democracy.

They grant more power to corporations and government entities (NSA) in ways I'm not comfortable with. Reminds me of warrantless wiretapping under Bush.

The days of privacy seem to be on the wane. It makes me sad. When Bernie Sanders mentioned that he'd shut down the NSA that made me raise an eyebrow at first, but then I thought about it. I can see the NSA spiraling into some very scary territory if they aren't there already.

Posting a small chunk of Bernie's Debate response on the topic of the NSA:

COOPER: Would you shut down the NSA surveillance program?

SANDERS: Absolutely. Of course.

COOPER: You would, point blank.

SANDERS: Well, I would shut down - make - I'd shut down what exists right now is that virtually every telephone call in this country ends up in a file at the NSA. That is unacceptable to me. But it's not just government surveillance. I think the government is involved in our e-mails; is involved in our websites. Corporate America is doing it as well.
If we are a free country, we have the right to be free. Yes, we have to defend ourselves against terrorism, but there are ways to do that without impinging on our constitutional rights and our privacy rights.

Wise input.

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