Clerks.
March 16th, 2010Grow Your Network With Kaazi.com
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IMDB rating: 7.90 Plot: Dante Hicks is a clerk at a local convenience store in New Jersey. On one particular Saturday morning, he gets called in on his day off. Once there, he must deal with multiple problems. The shutters outside won’t open. His ex-girlfriend, whom he is still in love with, is getting married. His girlfriend, who bugs him about starting college, has revealed certain, uh…stuff about her past. His boss hasn’t come in to take his place. He has a hockey game at 2 o’clock. Another ex has died, and today’s the last day he can go to her wake. He must deal with customers that aren’t so intelligent. His friend, Randal, a clerk at the video store next door, is even less dedicated to his job than Dante, and is always bothering Dante’s customers. And the biggest problem of them all: HE’S NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TODAY!! Can Dante manage it all? |
Actors: O’Halloran Brian,Anderson Jeff,Mewes Jason,Smith Kevin,Mosier Scott,Flanagan Walter,Schiaffo Scott,Berkowitz Al,Klein David,Hapstak Ed,O’Donnell Ernest,Comedy,
Why didn't any Democrats vote against the Cybertyranny legislation?
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll043. xml
The House of "Representatives" passed new legislation recently which expands the police state to the Internet. This type of tyrannical anti-Internet legislation is something which I would think liberals would oppose. In recent days, Google has collaborated with the NSA and the left is silent.
Fortunately, there were a few members of Congress who actually voted against the Cybertyranny bill. All 5 of them were Republicans. They were Paul Broun (R-GA10), Jeff Flake (R-AZ6), Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1), Ron Paul (R-TX-14), and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI-5). Obviously, one would expect Ron Paul to oppose such legislation, as he is well known for his rock-solid voting record on the Bill of Rights. Flake and Broun are probably, after Paul, the 2 most libertarian-leaning Republicans in Congress. It is a pleasant surprise that Gohmert and Sensenbrenner voted against this legislation.
However, what is truly striking is that no Democrats voted against this legislation. Even Congressman Kucinich voted for it. It is certainly worrying that the left has thrown its previous support for civil liberties down the memory hole, just as the right threw its opposition to nation-building down the memory hole after Bush flip-flopped on that issue.
Even more worrying, the UN and Time Magazine have recently been lobbying for an Internet equivalent of the drivers license (see: http://rawstory.com/2010/01/agency-calls -global-cyberwarfare-treaty-drivers-lice nse-web-users/ and http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/ 2010/01/30/drivers-licenses-for-the-inte rnet/ ).
Why is the left silent as the Internet is coming under attack?
soundspretty anti-freedom of speech to me. if it’s true, then the Democrats are WRONG on this.
The Red Star of Truth | Feb 04, 2010
These are the days of the wild, wild west Internet. We’re going lose many Internet freedoms to these dictators.
Whenever I’ve seen a question concerning this, I always think it says "cybertranny". lol
sophie | Feb 04, 2010
So you and your five Republicans are all for Kiddie Porn?
whosudaddynow | Feb 04, 2010
Did you see the count, then why didn’t repubs vote against it?
repub destroyer | Feb 04, 2010
Wow, is your question ever a load of paranoid propaganda. Here’s the summary of HR 4061, which the questioner DIDN’T link….but only a roll call vote tally:
Official Summary
11/7/2009–Introduced.Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs specified federal agencies participating in the National High-Performance Computing Program to:
(1) transmit to Congress a cybersecurity strategic research and development plan and triennial updates; and
(2) develop and annually update an implementation roadmap for such plan. Provides for the award of computer and network security research grants by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the research areas of social and behavioral factors, including human-computer interactions, and identity management. Instructs that applications for the establishment of Computer and Network Security Research Centers include how such Centers will partner with government laboratories, for-profit entities, other institutions of higher education, or nonprofit research institutions. Requires the NSF Director to carry out a program of awarding fellowships to encourage young scientists and engineers to conduct postdoctoral research in the fields of cybersecurity and information assurance, including the research areas under which computer and network security research grants are awarded. Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director to convene a cybersecurity university-industry task force to explore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative R&D activities. Requires (currently, permits) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director to establish priorities for the development of checklists of settings and options that minimize security risks associated with computer systems that are, or are likely to become, widely used within the federal government. Requires:
(1) development or identification and revision or adaptation as necessary, of checklists, configuration profiles, and deployment recommendations for products and protocols that minimize such risks; and
(2) development of automated security specifications respecting checklist content and associated security related data. Ensures that any products developed under the National Checklist Program for any information systems, including the Security Content Automation Protocol, be disseminated to federal agencies Requires conducting of intramural security research activities under NIST’s computing standards program. Instructs the NIST Director to:
(1) ensure coordination of U.S. government representation in the international development of technical standards related to cybersecurity;
(2) implement a cybersecurity awareness and education program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program; and
(3) establish a program to support development of technical standards, metrology, testbeds, and conformance criteria with regard to identity management research and development.
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There’s nothing in there that indicates "cybertyranny" to me, or that causes me any kind of concern for my privacy. Cybersecurity can be pretty important, for some things that are on the internet, and this is about researching it.
Your BS partisan question is pathetic. A vote on this bill has nothing to do with limiting civil liberties.
Karen O | Feb 04, 2010
