Patriot Act for Internet ahead?

[The Northerner]

Run time: 04:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaJvoXlcCT0   Posted on YouTube: December 08, 2010 By YouTube Member: RTAmerica Views on YouTube: 6074   Posted on DU: December 09, 2010 By DU Member: The Northerner Views on DU: 634

 
As a result of WikiLeaks, the Obama Administration may introduce a new bill that would allow government officials the ability to spy on Americans through the internet. Meanwhile, an army of hackers rally behind WikiLeaks by shutting down MasterCard and PayPal because they stopped all payments to WikiLeaks. Investigative journalist Wayne Madsen says we could see massive government surveillance of our personal computers, phones and surveillance of our internet activities.
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[L0oniX]

1. Job growth for the spy industry.

[sulphurdunn]

2. The vast increase in the size

of "Govmint" the Tea Brainers and their puppet masters complain about has been largely in the Department of Homeland Security... which they pucker up an salute on cue because they lack the wit to get the irony of it.

[Locrian]

3. 11 guys with box cutters?

I've actually been wondering if this is our "911" moment for the internet that they will use to clamp down.

[AsahinaKimi]

4. if this legislation went through

and acted upon, and certain websites not allowed for view in America, I suspect there would be a cyber war like no one has ever seen, and there would be major crashes every day of government websites as well as major hacks. Wall Street might come tumbling down as well.

[saras]

5. Fatherland security, not homeland

They behave like abusive stepfathers in Grimm's tales, and have little or nothing to do with what anyone sensible thinks of as 'home'.

Why not just call them Fatherland Security?

[NuclearDem]

6. Oh HELL no

WTF is wrong with this country?!