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It makes me wonder who really is the terrorist within our borders. Could it be our own Government? Is it big business? Is it both?

George Orwell and Aldous Huxley were to very foresighted writers. In fact Huxley wrote to Orwell, "Within the next generation I believe that the world's leaders will discover that infant conditioning and narco-hypnosis are more efficient, as instruments of government, than clubs and prisons, and that the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience".(p. 605:quotes Aldous Huxley re Huxley's opinions in 1949 about the technologies to be employed by governments)"

Is this not what's exactly happening now? Instead of drugs it's consumerism in technology. When we adopt the technologies the Government wants to step in and be big businesses watch dog.

Maybe instead of worrying about P2P, both Waxman and Paul Hodes should start concerning themselves with real issues such as health care, the humongous national debt, environmental issues.

Leave P2P to the consumers who will decide it's fate. If RIAA et al don't like, they'll just have to grown up and fight their own battles.
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OK...I'll ask the question......  rvolkman@... | 07/24/07
Thats the only question that needs answering  shorea50 | 07/25/07
its really not an attack on these employess  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
RIAA, MPAA, Waxman.... hmmm....  jlafitte | 07/25/07
Here, Here  Sheeva | 07/26/07
Uhmm  dwain.erhart@... | 07/26/07
If they are worried about security ...  davidsarmstrong | 08/09/07
You got him in your sights  Ole Man | 07/26/07
Perhaps more than that, I want to know  notsofast | 07/25/07
disciplinary action  ehwood | 07/29/07
You asked a real world question - what's wrong with you?  infomanj | 07/25/07
couldnt have said it any better  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Both  Dr. John | 07/25/07
Sssssh! Don't give them any ideas!  jlafitte | 07/25/07
You're right, this looks like a false excuse  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
the real threat  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Too late  acesdragon@... | 07/25/07
No, your not just kidding...  Goudy | 07/25/07
re: the real threat  owner@... | 07/25/07
Good Point  davidsarmstrong | 08/09/07
Isnt it obvious?  CzarCar | 07/25/07
re: OK...I'll ask the question  owner@... | 07/25/07
hear, hear!  jlafitte | 07/25/07
WOW!  mcoleman2@... | 07/26/07
H-1B quota and War on Terrorism  mighetto | 07/24/07
Costs too much  Sabz5150 | 07/25/07
Oh, that's lovely. No wonder fewer take the terrorist threats seriously!  HypnoToad72 | 07/25/07
everthing is a threat  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Not Fox, Ted Kennedeetdeedee.  Mike Hunt | 07/25/07
Who watches Fox?  ehwood | 07/29/07
H-1B's Screwed, too  Scott Gates | 07/25/07
Wow. Now THAT is a crock of....  shawkins | 07/24/07
Agreed 100%  Sheeva | 07/26/07
Lock Down That Firewall NOW  WiredGuy | 07/24/07
Re: Lock Down That Firewall NOW  none none | 07/24/07
You are missing the obvious.  adr5@... | 07/25/07
Re: You are missing the obvious.  none none | 07/25/07
these ports can be changed  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
One problem..  Patrick Jones | 07/25/07
not entirely true  kckn4fun | 07/25/07
Yes,  Patrick Jones | 07/25/07
P2P  najaprime@... | 07/25/07
So because the evildoers use software  Michael Kelly | 07/24/07
That's ONE way...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Henry Waxman needs to pull his head out of the dark  georgeou | 07/24/07
Not out of the dark  James T. Kirk | 07/25/07
But, if he did that...  Mike Hunt | 07/25/07
Don't quit your day job...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
So the Congress is just throwing public money out of the window  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Before the Internet...  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Naive?  Almustafa | 07/24/07
LOL & Completely True  kckn4fun | 07/25/07
Simple..  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Stupid and Ignorant Politicians  breeanna_eithne | 07/25/07
I am just stunned ...  terry flores | 07/25/07
Are they going to ban phones and email too?  SpaceCowboyNJ | 07/25/07
Windows has multiple security/vulnerability vectors  startx.jeff | 07/25/07
I think we would only be safe to ban  jschurbon@... | 07/25/07
OK.. I can get behind that.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Don't we wish?  compudiva | 07/25/07
You know, they're right  ejhonda | 07/25/07
off the charts  sbross@... | 07/25/07
This has nothing to do with P2P  voska | 07/25/07
there are so many other ways you can share information  saint9121@... | 07/25/07
Those options take a willing person  voska | 07/25/07
You think P2P nets are dangerous?  Mr. Roboto | 07/25/07
As someone who works with classified information...  burritoracer | 07/25/07
TRue, but we have had incidents with Veterans information.  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
VistA  mighetto | 07/25/07
OFF Topic FUD.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
The VA data was sensitive, but it wasnt classified  burritoracer | 07/25/07
Actually, there have been incidents involving removable media.  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
VA info  suejoel | 07/25/07
I presume that you are referring to the second or later incident.  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
Good point  Mike Hunt | 07/25/07
true peer to peer.  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
What else is new? Heck, I'd rather let Congress work on my computer than  HypnoToad72 | 07/25/07
I would say it depends  Patrick Jones | 07/25/07
Phantom Problem  Weldon@... | 07/25/07
what bull*&it  jschurbon@... | 07/25/07
There are few things more dangerous to society...  Henry Miller | 07/25/07
So learn how to program your firewalls....  BitTwiddler | 07/25/07
you people are realy loosing it  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
You nailed it.  3dtodd | 07/25/07
I know but.....  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
First as both an American AND  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/07
Wise words  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
Part of the problem lies with the education system  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/07
I'm gonna puke!  Mike Hunt | 07/27/07
Vote those idiots out!  Weldon@... | 07/25/07
Would be great if the current method  Linux User 147560 | 07/26/07
It's spelled "losing", "control", et cetera...  HypnoToad72 | 07/29/07
Politicians are stupid!  DemonX | 07/25/07
Isn't all the classified info on LAPTOPS!?  scott1329 | 07/25/07
Yes, but don't tell the people pushing this ban!  B.O.F.H. | 07/25/07
Enforce Policies that may help  daMan25 | 07/25/07
Blocking?  compudiva | 07/25/07
Thats just called..  JT82 | 07/26/07
No, stupid federal employees harm national security!  Dukhalion | 07/25/07
Lobbying AGAIN!  I_Byte | 07/25/07
Follow the money  hjenny@... | 07/25/07
Competition  Almustafa | 07/25/07
Yes, until someone else buys him  amarklin@... | 07/25/07
Floppy Disks are a National Security Risk!!!  dragynox | 07/25/07
That actually makes sense  NemesisNL | 07/25/07
Uh... yeah... right - can we get to the next brilliant idea please.  TSGlassey | 07/25/07
EXACTLY  jt@... | 07/25/07
P2P  danvickers@... | 07/25/07
P2P a security risk? sometimes  clyman | 07/25/07
Just know one thing Congress  f0rc3fl0w | 07/25/07
To reiterate  zclayton2 | 07/25/07
Security excuses all sorts of malfeasance  gary@... | 07/25/07
Internal Security  footeking | 07/25/07
Follow the Money  General Chat | 07/25/07
Agreed - why are Federal Employee's allowed to install SW on their systems?  TSGlassey | 07/25/07
What an idiot!  adr5@... | 07/25/07
Much easier to outlaw P2P than to close our borders?  rmcypress | 07/25/07
Are these foks idiots?!  lwhill | 07/25/07
Hypocrites  kckn4fun | 07/25/07
Encryption anyone?  rjudd01@... | 07/25/07
It's pretty simple really, NO P2P IN THE WORK PLACE!  OKJoe | 07/25/07
p2p leaks  suejoel | 07/25/07
Internal IT policies at fault  MediaResearcher | 07/25/07
laws do nothing  gsetech@... | 07/25/07
Power Grab  maxpi_44@... | 07/25/07
Truly idiotic  bcswartz | 07/25/07
What's more idiotic, leak proof conspiracy or leaky government?  mykmlr@... | 07/25/07
Gah, and I just reread 1984 too.  fayeeyaf2002@... | 07/25/07
That hasn't stopped China from their little piracy problem...  HypnoToad72 | 07/25/07
LoL  fayeeyaf2002@... | 07/25/07
Dont Allow your employees to use it then. DUH!!!  pcguy777 | 07/25/07
Embiciles In Charge  ceh4702 | 07/25/07
An Insane Asylum Run By The Inmates  Ole Man | 07/25/07
Just another excuse to limit our freedom  femmedange | 07/25/07
MORONS ABOUND!!!!!  tpratt@... | 07/25/07
You have got to be kidding  jdibert@... | 07/25/07
I guess record company payoffs  edomejn | 07/25/07
A very good idea!  samirchopra | 07/25/07
Apathy and Gullibility rule the day  Ole Man | 07/25/07
What's sad is...  fayeeyaf2002@... | 07/25/07
Aren't all Windows files viruses that you pay for?  cheesyone | 07/25/07
Administrative Privledges?!?!  harveydavis@... | 07/25/07
This type pf CHEAP ATTACK FAILED in Sweden  XweAponX | 07/25/07
USPS and faxes are security threats  devils_advocate | 07/25/07
Who is in charge?  cholzwarth | 07/25/07
The most evil/criminal element which harms us...  mrdelurk@... | 07/25/07
P2P  kevin1957@... | 07/25/07
Another Political Smoke Screen  jkepa@... | 07/25/07
Who elected these guys???  rsmall30@... | 07/25/07
P2P networks harm national security  mayabb_s52@... | 07/25/07
Hard Disks in Ohio P2P  usaheattreating@... | 07/25/07
I was on that disk... and lied to about why!  thx_1138a | 01/27/09
Slight Confusion  0rion | 07/25/07
Wow - Is the US Gov Firewall Less  ats.us.nc@... | 07/25/07
Now the "fear machine" fights P2P  flight750 | 07/25/07
Ok.. I got this figured out...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/25/07
Briefcases threaten national security  geblack | 07/25/07
Freedom is always a threat to security  onephatcat@... | 07/25/07
We need to stop bad behavior.  phatkat | 07/25/07
Legislating to stop stupidity?  Patient angler | 07/25/07
This article pretty much says...  lenohere | 07/25/07
Nationalism and P2P  a_aneesh@... | 07/25/07
P2P  cynthia_sparks2002@... | 07/25/07
Conspiracy Nut?  dmalcolm@... | 07/25/07
yeah  mojorison67@... | 07/25/07
What?  JHOLDER1966@... | 07/25/07
This is about national control... not security.  Zgeeman | 07/25/07
bullcrapola  bonobozo@... | 07/25/07
Have you forgotten  amarklin@... | 07/25/07
Typical Brain Dead Congress Response  Weldon@... | 07/25/07
P2P a security problem?  jc_lht | 07/25/07
LimeWire Hahahahahahahahaha  maddagger | 07/25/07
LimeWire Hahahahahahahahaha  maddagger | 07/25/07
Security  Endoscopy | 07/25/07
Chima has the right answer  ogre614@... | 07/25/07
Who's running this country??????  3Dman | 07/25/07
Waxman - using a smoke screen  putinsky@... | 07/25/07
Some things to consider  John L. Ries | 07/25/07
Those that do not learn from history  Old Timer 8080 | 07/25/07
Waxman should know about threats to national security,  jlafitte | 07/25/07
Concerned? For their contributors' sakes, maybe...  jhaksch | 07/25/07
This is an outrage  lesnah@... | 07/25/07
How much graft did the RIAA send Waxman's way  DarthRidiculous | 07/25/07
Security Risk?  goordman | 07/25/07
Ironically...  compudiva | 07/25/07
Intellegent Security  cstorme64@... | 07/25/07
P2P is the future  stomfi@... | 07/25/07
No! The Internet has ALWAYS been a P2P network  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
block the ports in THEIR companies  royalstream | 07/25/07
What about the security risks posed by politicians?  Recce1 | 07/25/07
how dumb are these guys!??  wolfie2x | 07/25/07
Why focusing on P2P only?  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Congress: "Big Brother" in action again  RandyM55 | 07/26/07
Washington mindset  mm8ball@... | 07/26/07
Typical Legislators  STSanford | 07/26/07
Selling Fear To Strip The Public Of its Rights  chessmen | 07/26/07
Red China...  JT82 | 07/26/07
Idiots breach national security  msdead | 07/26/07
P2P - prefection of means and confusion of aim  deni@... | 07/26/07
Who Is In Charge?  lmenningen | 07/26/07
Congress: P2P networks harm national security  LinuxPops | 07/26/07
Congress: Refocus on Windows, seriously ! P2P programs are innocent  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Today, USB keys are National security disks!  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
dumb  gigaferz | 07/26/07
P2P  geonati@... | 07/26/07
About "safe" PC's  PhilippeV | 07/26/07
Just go back to paper and pen  Boot_Agnostic | 07/27/07
Blame the "Evildoer"  rwkuck | 07/27/07
I can't decide if this is worse than Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens  wmorriss@... | 07/27/07
The cause of the security risk  D-cat | 07/28/07
Retrain federal agents from P2P software  wifrye@... | 07/28/07
what are they smoking  madmax_2069 | 07/28/07
The true risk to national security  ehwood | 07/29/07
Corporations, Politicians, and Lobbyists (the missing link)  esszakacs@... | 08/01/07
Take Back Your Government  RedHeron | 08/04/07
If this wasn't  gdude@... | 08/09/07
P2P Networks BAD  wcosales@... | 08/11/07
RE: Congress: P2P networks harm national security  lasryl@... | 03/15/08
RE: Congress: P2P networks harm national security  lasryl@... | 03/15/08
Blaming the mouse .....  thx_1138a | 01/27/09
WTF... This is OLD news !!!  thx_1138a | 01/27/09
RE: Congress: P2P networks harm national security  Timbuktu7 | 10/09/09

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