By: Vox Libertas aka Jim Burrows

Vox Libertas aka Jim Burrows — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:25:58 +0000

Thank you for your kind words. I’m still struggling with this subject and I won’t claim that I always agree with myself on this. The issue is nasty and is at the heart of a venn digram consisting of the Law, the Constitution, human rights, Internet protocols, and computer programming.
I begin to despair of anybody being able to really understand this issue as it truly seems to require an in depth knowledge of very diverse, technical and complex areas. I’m a talented amateur at best in areas like law, ConLaw, history, and such, and something of a networking, computer expert with a long-term interest in crypto and security, and after the first couple of weeks studying FISA and H.R. 6304, I haven’t really settled on what I think of the bill. (Which became law while I dithered.)
I’d love to trust some expert on this, but people I respect disagree and the few people I know personally with a background in all or even most of the necessary fields that I show my DKos page to say “That’s really good. I’m not sure where I stand either.” The “really good” part strokes the old ego, I suppose. But what I’m looking for is an understanding of how our civil liberties stand and what needs to be done to restore them if they are not well.
Again, thanks,
JimB. aka Brons aka Jim Burrows
Vox Libertas

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