Keith Devens .com

I've one overriding problem with it: some of it feels like another kind of big government. Our Minister for Justice here in Ireland has in the past tried to push through similar legislation, but thankfully much of it has been shot down.

Oh, and on the soft power article, remember that the Cold War was an application of "Soft Power".

remember that the Cold War was an application of "Soft Power".

I disagree completely. Under the terms of that article, that's as clear a case of "Hard Power" as you get, regardless that no bombs were actually dropped.

talk about a misleading title...apparently, being critical of and questioning the government is equal to lying(according to the title) and is "shameful and irresponsible"(the article leftist lies itself). i thought we were supposed to do that, so, you know, we could avoid the whole animal farm thing....especially over an act that the ACLU is suing the government for because (according to http://practice.findlaw.com/cyberlaw-0903.html)

Section 215 violates the Fourth Amendment by "vastly expand[ing]" the FBI's power "to obtain records and other 'tangible things' of people not suspected of criminal activity."

IMO, that's just not a good idea. that sounds like something North Korea would do (hyperbolicly(sp? is that even a word?) speaking, of course). but i digress...