[BC] Enforcing copyrights

[DANA PUOPOLO]

Most of the Patriot Act was just made permanent. Even in the passion just
after 9/11, Congress had the common sense to sunset much of it's power to rob
citizens of most of their liberties. I guess a 'more sane' Congress thinks
it's a good idea to simply toss them in the trash forever!

The parallels between America in the new millennium and Germany in the late
1920's are simply stunning. 

Today I am ashamed to be an American, and frankly I never thought that day
would ever come.

-D



------ Original Message ------
Received: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:01:24 PM PST
From: "Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com>" <reader at oldradio.com>
To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: [BC] Enforcing copyrights

------ At 05:53 PM 11/17/2005, Mike McCarthy wrote: -------

>Invasion of privacy isn't limited to just governments however.
>
>The words: "secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, 
>against unreasonable searches..." applies to everyone.
>   If it didn't, you have every P-I in the country knocking down 
> doors barging into everyone's home looking for things which the police
can't.

60 Minutes did a piece in bounty hunters who were allowed to do 
whatever they wanted. The had far more "authority" to break into your 
house than any police agency. Of course, that was before the Patriot 
Act. Now it seems all you have to do is say you're looking for 
terrorists and any of us can go anywhere.

Rich


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