The Obama Administration through Federal law enforcement and national security officials is seeking new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone. The same people that criticized the Patriot Act for being able to pay visits to phone calls are now saying those powers are not enough for the federal government. The new wiretap abilities would include allowing the federal government to access encrypted e-mail, social networking accounts, and to closely follow podcasting. The bill is supposed to be submitted next year, hoping that the example of the U.S. will be followed as an example globally.
In the fight over Arizona’s immigration law, Republican Gov. Jan Brewer asked a federal court to disallow foreign governments from joining the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit to overturn the law. Her move is in response to nearly a dozen Latin American countries being allowed to submit friend-of-the-court briefs.
he United Nations General Assembly is considering a historic draft resolution recognizing the human right to "safe and clean drinking water and sanitation" initiated by the Bolivian government. Other member states have been consulted on the resolution and the final text is expected to be presented to the President of the General Assembly. This latest move, backed by U.S. progressives, is viewed as disturbing by conservative activists who call it the Mother of all power-grabs on a global level, and will surely be detrimental to U.S. sovereignty. To give one of the most diabolical international organizations the power to control the world's resources, including water, is a dream come true for Democrats, mirroring the much-touted Clinton Global Initiative, the brainchild of former President Bill Clinton, an unabashed Internationalist.
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U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet - New York Times
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer slams 'foreign interference' in immigration lawsuit - Politico
UN seeks control of world's drinking water, warn critics - Examiner
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