“visit any website where they have a presence.”
you don’t think they are here? i’ve noticed several things on my little site. the white house press room twitter on ours, and multiple visits from the us house of representatives.
to think there not on here? they’re EVERYWHERE. They have the power to shut everyone of us down.
I'm surprised anybody is upset about the WH viewing and/or preserving public websites. The whole point of making a statement in public (rather than in private) is to air the statement to a wide audience.
When I was bothering to watch Congress, I kept my notes on a blogsite (cboldt.blogspot.com), and a substantial fraction of the visits (maybe even most) were from government-related IP addy's. Didn't bother me in the least.
Sure they are. As is any government on the face of the earth. All governments conduct surveillance and gather intel, both foreign and domestically.
So what? That's not going to change the tone of what we say here, or how we say it. As a matter of fact, the more, the better. Let 'em understand that this isn't just a few political opponents whispering in a corner.
No, we got 2 million pissed off patriots to DC on 9/12. Opposition to the Zero regime is deep, and it's widespread. Let 'em skulk around, reading our comments. Just as with the 9/12 march on DC, there are probably 100 pissed off Americans not posting on FR, for every one that is.
They have the power to shut everyone of us down.
And you don't think the American people have the power to do the same and more, to them?