Living a "1984" Life!

Let’s imagine that you have just returned home after a long day at work, you have checked your email, turned on the television, ordered pizza and called a friend that had left you a message. While on the phone with your friend you can’t help but glance to the window and notice that there is someone watching you. This person is watching your every move, they know your passwords, they know your friends and overall they know you. In the world that we live in you would simply call the cops and have your deranged stalker arrested, however not many people stop to realize that maybe the stalker is not the only, or even worst, person watching them and their every move.
In this country that we live in rights and freedoms are what set us apart from others. Our country and its citizens have put their trust into the laws that protect us from having our freedoms taken away, however not many notice that their civil liberties are being taken from right under their noses without even a reason most of the time. This invasion of privacy is all due to the Patriot Act, which many don’t even know exists let alone what it is!
45 days after September 11th, President George Bush Jr. signed into law the USA Patriot Act, this act was put into place to help fight the war on terrorism however the only thing it really fights is our right to privacy. The Patriot Act basically gives the government the right to know everything the nation’s citizens do whether terrorist or not. Every email sent, every webpage visited, every time you use a credit card, every time you run a red light and on and on the government knows. So I ask you this, would you rather have the stalker that you can get rid of or the one that you think you can trust but can never rid yourself of? Thanks Mr. President for your protection of my civil liberties!

Agreeing with Dan's: "This is Scary..."

I must say that after reading Dan's "This is Scary..." blog I was in complete agreement. In a world with laws and regulations so tight on the American citizens you wouldn't expect that such a simple problem could arise but it has. In 2000 the US found itself in such a dilemma with vote counting that the Diebold voting machines were created as a solution to that problem. They are suppose to provide the voter with a quicker, easier, more accurate vote however in the end they just present us with yet another problem. Dan points all of this out perfectly.
I also absolutely love the fact that Dan brings to light the simple point that one would think that with the level of ATM security being so high, the machine that helps our votes to somewhat count would definitely be a little more secure. However they are not at all, it turns out someone can hack them in one minute. Wow, I have to agree that absolutely is very scary!!
Ultimately Dan wrote a article to present people with facts on the problems with the Diebold voting machines and ended up hitting the nail right on the head!!


http://danspolitical.blogspot.com/2007/10/this-is-scary.html