Yes, it's a long article and the author is a flaming lib, but this is a gross abuse of government power. "Punishment by process" comes to mind. Strongly suggest at least skimming the whole thing.
Ping!
So, does Reason have any such information?
It is always better to be able to say, we’d like to help, but sorry, we don’t know.
Most Reason.com commenters have their hearts in the right place but occasionally let their ‘no law is best law’ puritanism take them swiftly into abstract meandering arguments. They aren’t stupid ie unintelligent but they do lapse into dorm room oneupmanship too often.
Well, on a positive note, since the Supreme court ruling last week in “Elonis v. US” all they have to say is their comments were just “streams of thought” or they were just trying to write a rap song...
Bluster and hyperbole is what I do best!
Just ask. I’ll gladly let you know who I am and right where you can be found when I see you.
Yes, it’s a long article and the author is a flaming lib, but this is a gross abuse of government power.
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Have you seen the comments in question?
IF the DOJ gets away with this it will be the tip of the iceberg for the future silencing of dissent.
I'm glad he is mocking the government - the government is mockworthy, and being a bully. Those are, I think, the only two things the government does well. screw-up, and bully people (to the point of ruin, if it can.)
IF the DOJ gets away with this it will be the tip of the iceberg for the future silencing of dissent.
That’s why I never post in the comments on any newspapers, especially those owned by Advance. Even their reporters have access to any and all info on commenters.
Right after the Elonis decision was issued? Great timing there.
That is a disturbing thought from the author. The government shouldn't be going after anybody engaging in discourse on the internet unless they are plotting nefarious deeds and only then with an appropriate warrant. This is a very slippery slope. Oblather is happy to push us down it, too.
“Common Sense” was published anonymously by Thomas Paine.
It is the dream of every tyrannical government that it be able to root out anonymous critics and punish them, which is to say kill them, imprision them, etc.
That ability to criticize a government anonymously is the only protection the people have against a tyrant. A government that forbids criticism is a government which is hellbent on preserving its own power, public be damned.
Have you sent a cyber hug to your NSA snoop today?