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Somewhere Everywhere, Big Brother Is Smiling: Congress Sells Your Privacy For A Cool $84 Million

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Mon, Apr 22nd 2013 7:31am — Tim Cushing

In case you were wondering why so many Democrats switched sides during the most recent CISPA vote, the answer is exactly what you think it is: $$$. And lots of it. Last year's CISPA vote only managed to secure 40 Democrat supporters. This time around, the number leapt to 92.

[A] new coalition of special interests, which include America's two largest cellular service providers AT&T, Inc. and Verizon Wireless -- jointly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc. -- as well as two of the nation's largest software firms Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., came together to create a similar data grab bill (Microsoft has since renounced its support). Security firms like Symantec Corp. also backed the bill.

Pushing the bill through was $84M USD in funding from special interest backers.

$84 million is change-of-heart money, although one imagines those contributing checked and double-checked their "sponsored" representatives to make sure they were all on the same page. As DailyTech points out, nearly $86 million went into the SOPA push and most of that turned out to be wasted money.

Last Monday, two hundred IBM executives visited the White House to make a last minute push for CISPA. Whatever they said or did must have been very persuasive. By the end of the day, 36 new sponsors had signed on to the bill, up from a very lonely two previous to IBM's visit. Unsurprisingly, financial motivation was involved, according to numbers gathered by Maplight.

New co-sponsors have received 38 times as much money ($7,626,081) from interests supporting CISPA than from interests opposing ($200,362).

Members of the House in total have received 16 times as much money ($67,665,694) from interests supporting CISPA than from interests opposing ($4,164,596).

Now, it's up to Senate to come up with some sort of cyber-security bill that has a chance to get passed and dodge a Presidential veto. Fortunately, there's no clear favorite at the moment (although Lieberman's bill seems to have the President's blessing) and with the limited number of voters, the Senate is much more prone to be gridlocked by partisan politics. Of course, a daylong visit by a few lobbyists could win over just enough hearts and minds to be dangerous. In the meantime, it would probably do these senators a world of good to hear from their constituents, if only to remind them that there are plenty of actual people out there who have to live with the consequences of bad legislation.

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Akari Mizunashi (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 5:51am

For sale: The United States of America

To remit payment, please contact any local Senator in the US Government. Upon receipt of payment, anything you want shall be granted, regardless of the rights of the people.

Three simple words: "We The People", completely ignored by the government.

I will probably live long enough to see this country enter another revolution, if this keeps up.
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Jeff (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:34am

Congress is a cesspool of corruption, cronyism and cash (wow! that's a lot of c-words).

Congress currently has an approval rating somewhere below 10% - which, I would guess, is the ratio of corporations (whose voices do count) to people (whose voices don't count).
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:35am

Re:
There won't be enough interested people. They'll be too busy watching American Idol and Fox News to give a damn.
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S. T. Stone, 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:49am

Re:
I can think of another �c�-word to describe a number of our lawmakers�
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:49am

Re:
China already owns us. We're trillions of dollars in debt to them.

At this point, what's another $84 million?
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Zakida Paul (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:51am

This the problem with modern politics. The people we elect can and will sell our interests down the river to maintain the bribes (sorry, donations) they receive from corporation.

To put a tech slant on things, the system is BSODing and needs an urgent restore.
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out_of_the_blue, 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:52am

Use Google for some news you may have missed:
"Reddit Cofounder Calls on Google's Larry Page to drop support CISPA-- the only way we can beat CISPA at this point is to persuade Google to ..."

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1cqwe3/reddit_cofounder_calls_on_googles_larry_p age_to/

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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/reddit-opposes-cispa/

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Google, Apple Lead Massive List of Companies Supporting CISPA

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/04/12/1759237/google-apple-lead-massive-list-of-companies- supporting-cispa

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BUT YET AGAIN, no mention of Google's support for CISPA here at Techdirt. Why is that?
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Zakida Paul (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:53am

Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
Ranting against the very company whose service you just used to get your links.
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Ninja (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 7:54am

Re:
Amusingly it's the money of "we the people" that runs the show. Now try to stop paying taxes to protest this to see how fast you are jailed and have your life destroyed.
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Anthony, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:01am

How much?
So, people of America, once again the special interests have paid for laws that suit them and not the people of America.

Thanks so much for selling the freedoms of the world down the river, literally this time.
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AC Unknown, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:03am

Re: Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
OOTB's a hypocrite.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:05am

'Now, it's up to Senate to come up with some sort of cyber-security bill that has a chance to get passed and dodge a Presidential veto.'

strange how there is no mention whatsoever of the trying to please those they are supposed to represent, isn't it? why oh why is there virtually no change each year to who gets voted into the position of Senator? surely there must be enough out there that can actually do what they are supposed to and not be more concerned with just increasing their bank balance? how about putting the Senators in place atm under surveillance to see how they like it?
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ECA (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:19am

Get a hint
Something to realize..

YOU PAID FOR IT..
Where do you think they GOT THE MONEY..FROM YOU.
AND you will be Paying for it every time you purchase something.

If you dont know..
Over 1/2 the price you pay from these corps, is PAID by you for adverts, and lawyers and every OTHER thing they want/do..
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:20am

Re: Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
LOL I'll give him a funny vote for that, and you an insightful & funny and I'll probably give him a report as well because he's a dick.
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Tom (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:22am

Pragmatic for legal reasons for big tech companies
Many of the big tech companies backing the bill have been sold on it as it is a legal "get out of jail free" card for any and all abuses of personal information that might otherwise be actionable.

I would be surprised if there was even one general counsel at any tech company likely to be affected by CISPA recommending against the bill.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:27am

Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
Must be a conspiracy. I mean it's the only explanation. The only one.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:28am

Re: Pragmatic for legal reasons for big tech companies
Seriously.

"You mean they have to prove bad faith to successfully make any privacy violation actionable? Where do I sign!"
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Uriel-238 (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:30am

Taxation without representation.
I remember this was an important concept once. It triggered some relevant event...
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A Libertarian, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:31am

CISPA BAD
the Senate might kill this again. Especially with Obama saying he will veto it. I don't trust our "Exalted Leader" for anything as far as I could throw him. He has an ulterior motive for vetoing it.
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el_segfaulto (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:32am

Re: Re:
InComprehensibly corrupt charlatans creating certain cash cows for their corporate chiefs. Crapping over the constitution is certainly how capitalism chews through our culture.
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Chuck Norris' Enemy (deceased) (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:42am

Re: Re:
Not that it is much of a saving grace but I thought I saw a headline that the re-run of Big Bang Theory beat out American Idol in the ratings last week.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 8:56am

Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
Funny, that very "news" was mentioned here:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/15571022683/shameful-tech-companies-fighting-agai nst-necessary-cfaa-reform-cispa-fixes.shtml
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 9:18am

Can we stop pretending to be the Land of the Free yet? It's a complete joke when our freedom has been bought and sold so many times.
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Suzanne Lainson (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 9:26am

Data is being collected and sold
We could completely remove government and our privacy would be gone anyway. At some point government will just hand security over the private contractors and there won't be any reason for Congress to debate all of this.

Between Google monitoring our email, wiring the country so it knows what we get via broadband, glasses that will allow people to match what they see with databases of info on the people around them, cross referencing how we spend our money with all the other details in its databases, tracking us and recording all the places we go, there really isn't any privacy.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 9:42am

Re: Re: Re:
Big Bang Theory strikes me as the kind of show where CISPA would be something Sheldon would be against and the fact that he's against it would be the punchline.
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out_OF_the_BLUE, 22 Apr 2013 @ 9:45am

Re: Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
But Mike McGoogle Piracytard didn't put SCROOGLED in big BOLD all CAPS text the WAY i DO so it DOESN'T COUNT!

Take a loopy tour of my post history:
out_OF_the_BLUE: where bold ALL CAPS assertions prove everything!
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Kenneth Michaels, 22 Apr 2013 @ 10:01am

White House or Congress?
The author stated: "two hundred IBM executives visited the White House". I think the author intended to say that IBM executives visited the "Capitol Building" or "Congress", not the White House.
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tqk (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 10:20am

Re: Re:
There won't be enough interested people. They'll be too busy watching American Idol ...

The Continental Army was never more than a tiny fraction of the population of the Thirteen Colonies, yet they won against a fairly committed superpower of the age which controlled vast resources just North of them in Canada. I've always thought it amazing that the Brits managed to lose that fight.
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Gary, 22 Apr 2013 @ 10:25am

China does not Own us
Our debt to china is 1.2Trillion. That's singular not plural.
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Suzanne Lainson (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 10:31am

Re: Pragmatic for legal reasons for big tech companies
Many of the big tech companies backing the bill have been sold on it as it is a legal "get out of jail free" card for any and all abuses of personal information that might otherwise be actionable.

I would be surprised if there was even one general counsel at any tech company likely to be affected by CISPA recommending against the bill.

This is my perception of what goes on between tech and DC. I don't think DC does anything related to security that isn't approved of by private enterprise. They work too closely together to separate it out. I think the "government is bad" campaign is primarily a way to divert people's attention from just how much companies are doing to eliminate personal privacy.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 10:45am

Re: Re: Re: Re:
Well played, good sir.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 10:50am

Re: Re:
Beat me to the punch there
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 11:02am

Re: White House or Congress?
IIRC, they actually visited the White House on the way to Congress.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 11:23am

Re: Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
Ranting? I only see a remark wondering why Masnick's paymasters support of the bill has gone unmentioned.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 11:43am

Lieberman
Why is Lieberman still in Congress? Wasn't he set to retire?

Shit is hard to wipe off your shoes, I guess.
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anonymouse, 22 Apr 2013 @ 12:25pm

Re: CISPA BAD
Like any good politician Obama will see what he can get out of it and then decide if it should be vetoed. I wonder when the American population is going to wake up to what is going on around them. It is not like the purchase of lawmakers is being hidden in any way, it is all there out in the open for everyone to see.
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anonymouse, 22 Apr 2013 @ 12:34pm

Result...
Anonymise your online activity, create fake paypal accounts and fake amazon accounts if you have to. Never give out your real details to any online organization. Even if it is simply spelling your surname wrong or the last digit of any numbers you give them.Like dob and drivers licence number.
If anything keep a folder with all your fake details in locked with a decent piece of software and never ever give the password to anyone.
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Suzanne Lainson (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 12:50pm

Re: Result...
Anonymise your online activity, create fake paypal accounts and fake amazon accounts if you have to. Never give out your real details to any online organization. Even if it is simply spelling your surname wrong or the last digit of any numbers you give them.Like dob and drivers licence number.
If anything keep a folder with all your fake details in locked with a decent piece of software and never ever give the password to anyone.

A lot can be gleaned from your phone, even if it is turned off. And the people around you can be monitoring you, too. Even if they don't identify you, technology can do the job for them. If you want to function in modern society, you are leaving a traceable trail.
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Thomas (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 1:50pm

All politicians
are open to bribery, whether they are Democrats or Republicans. It's interesting to see them put out an actual price tag on bribes though. Bribery is endemic in our government, whether it's Congress, the White House, the FTC, the DOJ, the SCOTUS, or the FCC. Special interest groups simply buy laws. We have the worst government money can buy.
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Suzanne Lainson (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 2:04pm

Re: All politicians
are open to bribery, whether they are Democrats or Republicans. It's interesting to see them put out an actual price tag on bribes though. Bribery is endemic in our government, whether it's Congress, the White House, the FTC, the DOJ, the SCOTUS, or the FCC. Special interest groups simply buy laws. We have the worst government money can buy.

I think it is worth clarifying that this bribery often comes in the form of lobbying and campaign financing. I'd like to see those issues dealt with.
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Eric, 22 Apr 2013 @ 3:00pm

Re: Re:
I'm more worried that most people won't take action, because they believe everyone else is too busy watching American Idol and Fox News to give a damn.

I'm afraid that most people ARE interested, but are apathetic because they believe they are surrounded by fools. I'm worried this is the greater lie being delivered.

If you're awake to what's going on, DO SOMETHING. We all need to stop being so passive and start taking action to affect our futures.
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Uriel-238 (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 3:25pm

I've done all the calling and signing I'm supposed to do.
Though it seems a lot of my associates either can't be bothered or don't understand what the big deal is.

Talk about a Cassandra complex.
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Uriel-238 (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 3:27pm

Re: China does not Own us
And China's economy depends heavily on that of the United States, so they're not eager to shake us down and kill the proverbial goose.
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Suzanne Lainson (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 3:33pm

Re: Re: Re:
If you're awake to what's going on, DO SOMETHING. We all need to stop being so passive and start taking action to affect our futures.

I stay involved. But my priorities may not be yours. Here's what I care about most.

Pictures Of Environmental Destruction - Business Insider
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Anonymous, 22 Apr 2013 @ 3:45pm

Congress can suck it.
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Suzanne Lainson (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 4:05pm

Why I think singling out government is misplaced concern
Karl Rove, Koch brothers lead charge to control Republican data - Kenneth P. Vogel and Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com: "On its website, i360 boasts of maintaining a constantly updated database of over 187 million active voters and over 211 million consumers that 'provides hundreds of data points on every American adult that is currently or potentially politically active.'�
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Karl (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 4:16pm

Re: Re: Re: Use Google for some news you may have missed:
Ranting? I only see a remark wondering why Masnick's paymasters support of the bill has gone unmentioned.

1. Google is not "Masnick's paymasters." Other than AdSense (which Techdirt doesn't use anymore AFAIK), Google has never paid Techdirt or Mike one dime.

2. Mike wrote about tech companies' support of CISPA, calling it "shameful:"
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130411/15571022683/shameful-tech-companies-fighting- against-necessary-cfaa-reform-cispa-fixes.shtml

But you're right, "rant" is the wrong word. I would call it a "smear campaign," but that implies that being associated with Google is a "smear," which in itself is ludicrous. So, what it is, in reality, is a wingnut conspiracy theory.
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greg, 22 Apr 2013 @ 4:28pm

Response to: Jeff on Apr 22nd, 2013 @ 7:34am
Well Said Jeff! I agree completely
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someone who can speak just a little english, 22 Apr 2013 @ 5:54pm

Re: CISPA BAD
*alterior. It makes it increasingly difficult to believe a word that comes off your fingers when you show little to no effort to learn 1st grade material.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 6:37pm

Re: Re: Re:
Well, it was our ships and guns vs. their ships and guns. It wasn't our guns vs. their fighter planes, bombers, drones, tanks, helicopters, etc..
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That Anonymous Coward (profile), 22 Apr 2013 @ 6:44pm

Re:
they have been. They suck on the teat of "donations" and pass laws screwing citizens over. Then they point out the guy challenging them would change x hot button issue to get reelected and we get screwed some more.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 11:03pm

I'm not worried. I sold congress information to third world countries for a cool billion. After all congress are the true terrorists.
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Anonymous Coward, 22 Apr 2013 @ 11:12pm

Ahh America. For the government, by the government.
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competent_reader, 22 Apr 2013 @ 11:13pm

You massively over counted
The $84 million is all contributions from those contributors to those Congressmen, not just those contributions related to CISPA. Most of those contributors are interested in dozens or hundreds of bills besides CISPA, and most of that $84 million would be for pushing their positions on those other bills.
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Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2013 @ 3:07am

Re: Re: CISPA BAD
Isn't this his last term in politics. He is heading for retirement and a fat advance for having someone ghost write his memoirs.
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Zed, 23 Apr 2013 @ 3:53am

cispa BAD
we need an app that is anti data mining so if they are mining what we are doing online corrupt the Data or water it down by searching on random dictionary words, and phraises from books 24/7 in the system background. The idea is simple and needs further development but you know what I mean
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m, 23 Apr 2013 @ 5:07am

Re: CISPA BAD
To make himself look good in the rues of the sheeple.
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Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2013 @ 5:23am

Anon getting to much power...it's started
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Uriel-238 (profile), 23 Apr 2013 @ 5:53am

Re: cispa BAD
This reminds me of the snippets of sex scenes from literary classics that were used in protest of the Communications Decency Act in 1996.

If enough people were willing to do it, we should do searches and append random strings of NSA hot-words, so that every quotidian missive is pinged for review.
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kristine foust, 23 Apr 2013 @ 9:31am

Has government always been this way? Or have i just started caring?
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kristine foust, 23 Apr 2013 @ 9:31am

Has government always been this way? Or have i just started caring?
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kristine foust, 23 Apr 2013 @ 9:31am

Has government always been this way? Or have i just started caring?
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Ron, 23 Apr 2013 @ 5:15pm

Response to: Jeff on Apr 22nd, 2013 @ 7:34am
When the party is almost over they get all they can, knowing they won't have another chance. What will they have when money has no value, due to their greed and stupidy....
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Allen M, 24 Apr 2013 @ 10:54am

All op
Mossad-op.
What else have they done?
9/11, US and Israel:
http://www.amazon.com/America-Deceived-II-Possession-interrogation/dp/1450257437
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