The Grumpy Geek

I am becoming increasingly disappointed in the Obama administration.  It seems that on critical liberties issues, the President is caving.  Whether it’s at least tacit approval of the warrantless wiretapping of citizens (link) or promises to defend the immunity of the telcos that enabled warrantless spying (link), this is not the “change” I was hoping for.

Now Mother Jones reports (link) that a bill has been introduced in the Senate that not only would grant the President to shutdown any network (public or private) but also give the Secretary of Commerce cart blanche to access any data regardless of any laws or regulations.  Hopefully this insane proposal dies before it ever reaches the Oval Office.

There are a host of other troubling stances as well that I may discuss later.  Very, very disappointed.  I guess it’s just an impossible dream to have an administration that truly believes in the principles of the Constitution and respects The People.