Be afraid, be very afraid...

[Jeremy Fowler]

House votes life sentences for hackers:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-965750.html

>Smith said: "Until we secure our cyberinfrastructure, a few keystrokes and an
Internet connection is all one >needs to disable the economy and endanger lives.
A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb."

I seriously doubt an internet connection can kill anyone... A mouse as dangerous
as a bullet or a bomb? Please... This guy got some bad info.

<rant>
I can't stand the fact that our Republican Government is trying to strip away
our rights one by one in the name of national security. I'm sick and tired of
reading about stupid laws that take away our rights. DMCA, The Patriot Act,
CSEA, Homeland Security, and on and on... I swear our Government won't be happy
until it knows what everyone of us is doing at any given time. Do you really
think this bill would pass before Sept. 11? Do you really think we would be back
in Iraq if Sept. 11 never happened? Do you really think Americans would gladly
give up these freedoms in the name of Nation Security before Sept. 11? Do you
really think certain members of the government didn't know terrorists were going
to hijack airplanes and crash them into buildings? Please, they have us right
where they want us now. Fear is their weapon, fear that our lives are in danger
by "evil doers". Take away my rights, I don't care, just do whatever you have to
do to protect me and mine. Our country was founded by people who bravely died
for their freedom. They would turn over in their graves if they knew we were
gladly giving away these freedoms in our cowardice. We, as a nation, must take
back control of our freedom and stop being afraid. Many of us may die by the
hands of terrorists, but at least we die bravely in the name of freedom.
</rant>