Social Repression and Internet Surveillance H. Res. 1695, 1955 & S.1959

Social Repression and Internet Surveillance
H. Res. 1695, 1955 & S.1959 By Nikki Alexander

01/04/08 "ICH" -- Perhaps a clear and simple law is needed that states: “Congress shall pass no law abridging the freedom of speech. Speech includes ‘the broad and constant streams of information’ freely exchanged on the Internet.” Does the Internet need to be singled out? Or is this self-evident in the First Amendment to the Constitution? “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Clearly, Jane Harman (D-CA) who sponsored H.Res.1955 does not respect the Constitution. Nor does her partner, Dave Reichert (R-WA), who authored the original bill, H.Res.1695. Both bills seriously violate the most precious amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) are preparing to follow suit with a Senate companion bill, S.1959. Did any of the 404 members of the House of Representatives who voted for the passage of this bill understand that they violated our Constitutional rights, once again? The “immanent threat” charade seems to nullify their capacity for critical thinking and erase their memory of the Constitution, as well as their oath to defend it. How many Senators will succumb to terrorist fear tactics and betray the American people?

More:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18998.htm

Well, one thing definitely changed; Members of Congress lost the ability to rise above primitive lizard brain fight-or-flight panic functions and reason their collective way out of a paper bag.

The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, a key element in the overall domestic repression strategy the DHS calls "Endgame," is the final brick in the wall that was built starting with the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, various executive orders and presidential directives, total domestic surveillance -- including retargeting spy satellites to snoop on Americans, hiring a bunch of new TSA "behavior detection officers" to spot those who don't "look quite right," Blackwater militarizing local police while the company itself vies to become the official domestic enforcement arm of the GOP, various watch lists, alleged detention camps courtesy of Halliburton subsidiary KBR, all this great new stuff the DHS has in store for us. All in all, 2008 should be an exciting year.

I look at stuff like this and can only draw one conclusion: We no longer live in a democratic republic based on Constitutional law and 220 years of legal precedent. There is no due process; there is no habeas corpus; there is no right to counsel; there is no right to privacy; there is no right to speak your mind; there is no prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment; there is no right to a speedy trial by jury.

This is the reality in America v2.0. Just because the jackboot has yet to kick in my door, I'm not naive enough to believe that it can't happen here. Because, in a very real sense, it already has.

All the pieces are in place to lock down this country like a time vault. They just haven't gone fully operational yet. They're just waiting for the right time to dim the lights, raise the curtain and start the show.


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... I'm all for starting social control indoctrination at an early age. Gives them a head start on becoming either good corporate androids or model prisoners, which will be the main survival skills in America v2.0

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New ways to use this ruse never seems to end. e.g. Justices to rule on child rapist's death sentence.