The private companies providing access makes it harder for the government to monitor who searches what when and to more heavily monitor the internet.

One of my customers used to work for the White House under clinton in the data mining department. He said that when people would search the internet they could monitor everything they surf including bank and credit card information. I was shocked by this, but it brought everything together for me.

This can be effective in combating terrorism, but is a massive invasion of privacy if misused.

For those of you that were afraid of Bush listening in on your phone conversations, this should really scare you and is much more invasive to me. What if you write something they do not like? They are watching everything.

The Clinton administration consistently championed the
> right of government employees to stick their noses
> almost anywhere — into people’s email, car, house, or
> personal effects. Clintonites set off one false alarm
> after another to justify extending government’s right
> to intrude. The administration consistently sought to
> exploit technological development in order to maximize
> government’s control over the citizenry.

> A 1998 ACLU report observed that the Clinton
> administration had
>
> engaged in surreptitious surveillance, such as
> wiretapping, on a far greater scale than ever
> before…. The Administration is using scare tactics
> to acquire vast new powers to spy on all Americans.
> On April 16, 1993, the Clinton administration revealed
> that the National Security Agency had secretly
> developed a new microchip known as the Clipper Chip. A
> White House press release announced “a new initiative
> that will bring the Federal Government together with
> industry in a voluntary program to improve the
> security and privacy of telephone communications while
> meeting the legitimate needs of law enforcement.” This
> was practically the last time that the word
> “voluntary” was used.
>
> The Clipper Chip presumed that it should be a crime
> for anyone to use technology that frustrates curious
> government agents. The ACLU noted,
>
> The Clipper Chip proposal would have required every
> encryption user (that is, every individual or business
> using a digital telephone system, fax machine, the
> Internet, etc.) to hand over their decryption keys to
> the government, giving it access to both stored data
> and real-time communications. This is the equivalent
> of the government requiring all home-builders to embed
> microphones in the walls of homes and apartments.
> Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy
> Information Center, observed, “You don’t want to buy a
> set of car keys from a guy who specializes in stealing
> cars.” When the federal National Institute for
> Standards and Technology formally published the
> proposal for the new surveillance chip, fewer than one
> percent of the comments supported the plan.
>
> The administration eventually abandoned its Clipper
> campaign but stepped up its attacks on purveyors of
> encryption software.
For those of you that want to know what I mean by Government run aka
“socialized internet”

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97692002

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/obama_says_internet_key_to_eco.php

http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/72354

Email Campaigns

Is the government trying to give socialized internet access so they can monitor people better?

Email Campaigns

Does anyone know a telephone number, email address, or address of Rudy Giuliani, or one of his managers?

Last I looked he had the votes he needed.http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=46&chamber=H&congress=1111&tally=1

Email Campaigns

Does Obama even need Republican senate votes to pass his spending bill?

Email Campaigns

who do I complain to about county clerk campaigning with county funds?

“Subject: House of Representatives is limiting constituent email due to volume
Please be advised that the House of Representatives is currently imposing limits on inbound communications from constituents because volumes are so high that Congressional websites and web forms are becoming non-responsive. A limit on the number of emails that can be sent via the “Write Your Rep” web form system (the software that a majority of Representatives use to power their web forms) is being imposed during peak email traffic hours. Clients may want to adapt their campaign timing or switch contact methods (to phone) to avoid delivery disruptions due to these limits. The throttling is dynamic, so unfortunately there is no simple guidance we can offer that will ensure delivery. The throttling is likely to remain in place until the end of the current legislative session.”

I didn’t, but my representatives were the idiots who were part of this problem, I doubt they ever saw my emails and they probably ended up in the trash

Email Campaigns

Did any of you get a response like this after emailing your representative to say “NO” to the bailout?