January 30, 2008
"Connecting The Big Brother Machine"
For those of you who have been watching online porn, calling you congressman to complain about Dick Cheney, or getting email from the ACLU or MoveOn.org, we hope you realize that someone has been watching you, and their intention may not be benevolent. Surprised? Then you haven't shown sufficient interest in the upcoming fight in Congress for the preservation of your constitutional rights. Let's get you up to speed, so at least you'll know what you're missing if the Democrats who haven't been purchased by the telecoms lose.
The ever impassioned Keith Olbermann has made a little video to fill you in on FISA and telecom immunity.
There's a bright side to all this. Evidently Bush has cut the FBI budget so much that various offices don't have enough money to pay their wiretapping bills, and the telecoms are cutting off their services. They aren't that patriotic -- thank goodness.
But whatever you do, don't try wiretapping yourself.
Photo note: Once you start to notice, you can see that our electric connections are really quite vulnerable.
Posted by Dakota at January 30, 2008 07:22 AM