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The Cost of "Freedom"
Every day a little bit of out freedom is stolen from us. And for what? So we can be safe? So we can go on with our simple little lives and not worry about the world around us? "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." Have any of you heard about this?
President Bush signed a law on Thursday which makes being an anonymous annoyance on the Internet illegal. The bill is called the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act. The law was intended to prevent Internet stalking.
The original version approved in September made causing someone "substantial emotional harm" illegal. The new wording just requires that you "annoy" someone without disclosing your identity. The penalties are a fine and up to 2 years in prison.
The use of the term "annoy" has many people concerned. An ACLU lawyer said "What's annoying to one person may not be annoying to someone else." The provision was included in a must-pass Justice Department funding bill by Sen Arlen Specter (R-PA).
What kind of oppression is this? If I want to bad-mouth someone, oh, say Bill O'Reilly, and call him a dumbass, load-mouth moron, I could get a fine and or go to jail. But the one question I have is how would they find out?
Anyway I can't really think of anything else to put. Sorry Nolan! I'll try harder next time!
The Drow
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