Turns out we’re already living in a surveillance state.

By , on 9 July, 2008

The new FISA “compromise” bill that the Senate is about to pass makes me angry just to think about, but deep down I’ve long suspected that our government pretty much spies on us with impunity already. This Baltimore Sun news article pretty much confirms that suspicion:

“There’s virtually no branch of the U.S. government that . . . → Read More: Turns out we’re already living in a surveillance state.

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ArsTechnica.com reports that the new FISA law is worse than you think.

By , on 8 July, 2008

Remember last month when the Democrats took their pussification to new heights by passing the new FISA law that would grant the Telecoms immunity from prosecution as a compromise? As it turns out giving the Telecoms immunity is the least of the problems that bill creates:

The new FISA compromise: it’s worse than you think . . . → Read More: ArsTechnica.com reports that the new FISA law is worse than you think.

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