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Prior and current cybersecurity bills represent draconian threats to Internet and constitutional freedoms. Unless stopped, they'll be lost en route to destroying other legal protections.
Pending legislation lets government bypass existing laws. Alleged cyber threats smooth the process. New bills emerged after earlier ones were defeated. Washington won't quit until all legal restraints are removed.
Senators were flooded with emails, calls, letters, and tweets against S 3414. Civil liberty groups petitioned them. For now, the measure is defeated. Score one for privacy advocates. Declaring victory remains premature. More battles remain.
Congress and Obama officials prioritize cybersecurity. Doing so compromises civil liberties. Privacy is threatened.
Following the vote, a White House statement expressed "profound disappointment." Obstructionist politics were blamed "driven by special interest groups seeking to avoid accountability...."
Since taking office, Obama and those around him waged relentless war on constitutional freedoms. Police state laws passed. Domestic spying exceeds the worst Bush administration practices.
Destroying Net Neutrality and other freedoms is planned. Full-blown tyranny approaches unless ordinary people and supportive organizations stop it. Cybersecurity battles continue.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says other pending legislation is "dangerously vague." If enacted, they'll add a "cybersecurity exemption to virtually all existing privacy laws."
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