Syn Fin dot Net » Privacy http://synfin.net/sock_stream Streaming Thoughts from Syn to Fin Sun, 30 May 2010 03:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Disappointing McCain http://synfin.net/sock_stream/devrandom/politics/disappointing-mccain http://synfin.net/sock_stream/devrandom/politics/disappointing-mccain#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:16:43 +0000 Synfinatic http://synfin.net/sock_stream/?p=205 Wired reports on McCain’s apparent change of heart, no longer supporting our right to privacy and instead believing the presidency is all powerful and can choose which laws to follow.

Obama keeps looking better and better…

]]> http://synfin.net/sock_stream/devrandom/politics/disappointing-mccain/feed 0 Bush Prevents Privacy Board Oversight http://synfin.net/sock_stream/security-theater/the-law/bush-prevents-privacy-board-oversight http://synfin.net/sock_stream/security-theater/the-law/bush-prevents-privacy-board-oversight#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:20:49 +0000 Synfinatic http://synfin.net/sock_stream/security-theater/the-law/bush-prevents-privacy-board-oversight Once again, President Bush shows his disdain for the American public and Congress by effectively stopping a congressionally approved board from overseeing the WoT and limiting its effects on the privacy and civil-liberties granted by the Constitution.

In 2007, Congress in-acted a law creating the Privacy and Civil Liberty Oversight Board and the year-long appointments are up, but President Bush has failed to appoint any replacements- thereby effectively stopping any reviews or actions by the board.

I’m actually a bit surprised by this since Bush effectively stacked the board with his cronies last time- thereby effectively nullifying any real oversight. But I guess Bush figured that after the whole spying on American’s without warrants fiasco he wouldn’t be able to get his buddies approved by Congress a second time.

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