Thanks. I posted the guardian article yesterday and was dismayed to see it drop off without any shares. Gore is right. This is obscene. This is not the behavior of a representative democracy, and it doesn't even pass the smell test. The people responsible need to be fired, and we need a Special Prosecutor appointed to investigate this. I know where that will lead, but a Congressional Inquiry will likely do nothing of substance.
This is what absolutely kills me. We have a Constitution written in plain English, that spells out our right to privacy, and our representatives don't seem to be applying a cursory smell test AT ALL. Instead they begin the process by comparing aspects of a bill proposing some power against the minutia and niche mechanisms of other bills and powers already signed into law. It's like they miss the forest for the trees completely when evaluating this stuff. BTW, that is, hands down, the most benign interpretation of our representative's behavior imaginable. The truth would likely make me just throw up.This is not the behavior of a representative democracy, and it doesn't even pass the smell test.
You and cliffelam posted the Guardian article, I posted the EFF post, and ecib posted this. I don't think it dropped off because this is getting ignored, just because the story is everywhere.I posted the guardian article yesterday and was dismayed to see it drop off without any shares.