Government Positions to Take Over the Internet
The Black Commenter writes about an interesting bill I brought up a few months back.
“The bill aims to “protect national cybersecurity” in an age of high tech terrorism. Like most pieces of security legislation coming from Washington, the security promises are great, but the infringement on our rights is greater.”
I must slightly disagree, the security promises are probably NOT all that great. If the government had such great skill at preventing catostrophic attacks I doubt we would be living in a post-911 world, why didn’t they stop this wonderful economic crisis, why did they let the health care problem get to “crisis” stage and the list goes on. The answer is Washington can “promise” security but we all know what a Washington D.C. promise means. Nothing. So there is no additional security here there is only more power for government. The power to control freedom of speech. Something Obama has been working on pretty dramatically as of late by taking over ABC for his health reform, blocking the rule of law, and requesting citizens to inform on others whose views oppose Obama.
The current government administration is obviously no friend to freedom of speech and we don’t know what following administrations will bring. As I’ve pointed out before the Grand Inquisitor of Dostoyevski says, “In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, ‘Make us your slaves, but feed us.” In this case though the American people ask make us your slaves only protect us.
I will say we agree quite a bit (and thanks for the linkage). When I say “the security promise is great” I mean only that they are promising great things, not that they will deliver them.
I enjoy your posts they are often quite witty and always very unique. I know you wouldn’t imply the government would actually carry out their promises. I did feel it important to expand though on the fact that what they promise really doesn’t mean that much taking into light history. When one gives the wolves the job of watching the sheep something just isn’t right. Just like when the government is going to give us security by controlling the most important avenue to free speech the world has ever seen just doesn’t make much since to me. I’m sure you probably agree. I was just trying to tip the equation a little bit more on the side of protecting the sheep as the government “security promise” carries the value of placing a fox in charge of the hen house.
FYI, I also added you to my “Thinkers and Informers” link list.
thanks