cindy25
01-03-2011, 03:29 AM
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2011/01/02/predictions-2011/
Civil liberties in the US on the wane – With the passage of an anti-WikiLeaks bill in the US Congress – only Rep. Ron Paul dissenting – the assault on civil liberties in the US will take on a new and ominous urgency. Efforts to rein in the internet will increase, with the FCC and Congress moving in for the kill. For the first time, an attempt to impose content “guidelines” will be launched, and regardless of whether or not it succeeds, the attempt itself will set an important precedent, paving the way for more formal controls
Civil liberties in the US on the wane – With the passage of an anti-WikiLeaks bill in the US Congress – only Rep. Ron Paul dissenting – the assault on civil liberties in the US will take on a new and ominous urgency. Efforts to rein in the internet will increase, with the FCC and Congress moving in for the kill. For the first time, an attempt to impose content “guidelines” will be launched, and regardless of whether or not it succeeds, the attempt itself will set an important precedent, paving the way for more formal controls