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Old 06-25-2010, 10:12 PM   #68
mikey_the_redneck
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
Oh don't we love big government.

'Thought' crime. Gotta love it.
It also implements an interesting provision called "imminent infringement", which allows the government to charge people who they think might be about to infringe with a civil offense (for example if you searched "torrent daft punk"). This is among the first official "thought crime" provisions to be proposed by the U.S. government.

I don't know if you are American or not Azure, but get used to this kind of stuff.
I think the Constitution will continue to be shot to hell in the coming years....

..especially if people like Elena Kagan get into the Supreme Court..
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