Saturday, March 28, 2009

Enough already.

So the Obama Administration, under the guise of national security, is pushing legislation that will allow the Fed to search your computers or players for copyright violations without a search warrant. It's already obvious that no Republican or Democrat considers the Constitution a bar to any activity in their campaign contributor's best interests. Best interests would be defined as anything that helps their contributors get the changes in the law they want. In regard to copyright, Hollywood, the music industry, and software companies, ie, Microsoft and Apple, get whatever changes in copyright law they want and damn the Constitution and our rights. Money talks and always has. I understand this. I don't agree with the theft of movies, music, and software but with the legislative shenanigans they continue to pull I find myself caring less and less. In their search for copyright violations their property rights shouldn't trump basic concepts like probable cause or the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendments to the Constitution, and if you think they'll stop at copyright violations you are living in a dream world. Enough already.

1 comment:

Tom Stone said...

The USA became a Banana Republic over the last few decades.A few nuts on either side of the aisle actually believe that the US should restore the republic.Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich among them.Read the Kelo Decision,the "Military Commissions Act" "Patriot acts" 1 and 2,and look at what government on all levels actually does.What has occurred is horrifying and stupid and self destructive,but it is done.something new will come of it but putting toothpaste back in the tube is not practical.