U.S. House passes CISPA ;(

[Warlockz]

The United States House of Representatives has voted to pass the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), talk of which has swept the Internet over the past few weeks. The House vote was moved up to Thursday night, and CISPA passed as 248 members of Congress voted for the bill and 168 voted against. The bill is sponsored by Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Michigan) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland), and it now faces further modifications in the Senate if it is to avoid being vetoed by the White House. President Barack Obama has indicated that he intends to veto the bill if it makes it to his desk, noting that as it is written now, the legislation would allow “broad sharing of information with governmental entities without establishing requirements for both industry and the government to minimize and protect personally identifiable information.” The American Civil Liberties Union issued a statement following the vote. “Cybersecurity does not have to mean abdication of Americans’ online privacy,” said ACLU legislative counsel Michelle Richardson. “As we’ve seen repeatedly, once the government gets expansive national security authorities, there’s no going back. We encourage the Senate to let this horrible bill fade into obscurity.”

U.S. House passes CISPA

 

[lehnerus2000]

"The Land of the Supervised."

Thanks a lot guys, now our spineless politicians will pass something like this here.

 

[Warlockz]

It still has to go through another stage and the Obama Administration is threating to veto it as soon as it hits his desk. so I will Hope for Obama to veto it like he said? fingers crossed for the sake of Freedom and anti socialism.

 

[greenwizard]

President Barack Obama has indicated that he intends to veto the bill if it makes it to his desk

Kinda like when he said he would veto NDAA bill,then signs it on the night of new years eve....hope not

 

[smarteyeball]

There should be a law disallowing acronyms while they are at it.

 

[F5ing]

There should be a law disallowing acronyms while they are at it.

How about the fact that the titles of the bills/laws rarely decribes the contents accurately. So many fall for these catchy titles, especially as it's the titles that are referred to in speeches and soundclips. Worse than headlines.

 

[seekermeister]

I would like to see a list of who voted for and against it, so that I will know who to vote for or against at the next election.

 

[smarteyeball]

There should be a law disallowing acronyms while they are at it.

How about the fact that the titles of the bills/laws rarely decribes the contents accurately. So many fall for these catchy titles, especially as it's the titles that are referred to in speeches and soundclips. Worse than headlines.

So true.

 

[FuturDreamz]

Well so much for that. The party was fun while it lasted.




VIVA LA REVOLUTION

 

[michaelst]

President Barack Obama has indicated that he intends to veto the bill if it makes it to his desk

Kinda like when he said he would veto NDAA bill,then signs it on the night of new years eve....hope not

What the president really meant to say is he intends to veto the bill if it makes it to his desk, unless someone contributes millions to his re-election campaign to suggest him to reconsider.

Then he'll sign it... but not on this desk... on the coffee table.

 

[M1GU31]

Well it's going through the Senate next and hopefully senate rejects it but if not then it is up to the president whether the bill is vetoed or not. I get emails from these guys i'm subscribed to their news letter.Anyways read about it here "Source" House Passes CISPA: Make Sure It Dies In The Senate | Demand Progress

You can fill the letter and email senate urging them to not let it pass by filling the little form in the webpage,did this back when sopa was trying to pass.

 

[meebers]

.............. Ayes noes pres nv
republican 206 .... 28 ......7
democratic 42 .... 140 .....8

 

[MagusMagnus]

Might as well have called it the "Civilian Cyber Surveillance Act". That's exactly what it is. Makes SOPA/PIPA look like child's play.

I have no doubt whatsoever that Obama will veto this... but only just long enough for him to tweak the language to his liking, then pass it in the dead of night while the rest of the Nation is off partying it up and not paying the least bit of attention...

Really, all of our bellyaching in letters and phone calls didn't stop him or the House and Senate from ramming NDAA 2012 through the pipeline and neither will it do anything to stop them with this garbage here. Its going to happen so we all might as well learn to love it, or simply pull the net out of our computers altogether.

I might opt for the latter, myself. Don't need a Federal appointed cyber liaison thank you very much.

 

[Britton30]

Well it's going through the Senate next and hopefully senate rejects it but if not then it is up to the president whether the bill is vetoed or not. I get emails from these guys i'm subscribed to their news letter.Anyways read about it here "Source" House Passes CISPA: Make Sure It Dies In The Senate | Demand Progress

You can fill the letter and email senate urging them to not let it pass by filling the little form in the webpage,did this back when sopa was trying to pass.

Here's what I sent:

I urge you to reject CISPA and any and all other cyber security legislation that fails to respect civil liberties and Internet users' privacy. Also any bill, law, or regulation that attempts tp make interenet activity immune to a properly issued search warrant.

 

[irbullet]

I don't understand
I'm stupid

 

[Borg 386]

How CISPA would affect you

CISPA may have cleared the U.S. House of Representatives, but the fight isn't over. It's shifted to the U.S. Senate. Here's CNET's FAQ on what you need to know about this particularly controversial Internet bill.

How CISPA would affect you (faq) | Privacy Inc. - CNET News

 

[Katanyavich]

Well it's going through the Senate next and hopefully senate rejects it but if not then it is up to the president whether the bill is vetoed or not. I get emails from these guys i'm subscribed to their news letter.Anyways read about it here "Source" House Passes CISPA: Make Sure It Dies In The Senate | Demand Progress

You can fill the letter and email senate urging them to not let it pass by filling the little form in the webpage,did this back when sopa was trying to pass.

Here's what I sent:

I urge you to reject CISPA and any and all other cyber security legislation that fails to respect civil liberties and Internet users' privacy. Also any bill, law, or regulation that attempts tp make interenet activity immune to a properly issued search warrant.

Yes, Britton, I subscribe to Demand Progress as well.

Not that they'd pay any attention to this old Aussie, but
at least it lets them know that it isn't only Americans who
are opposing this.

Of course, our terminally useless govt will fall over themselves
to enact similar 'laws' now, I daresay.

 

[gregrocker]

Insanity: CISPA Just Got Way Worse, And Then Passed On Rushed Vote | Techdirt

 

[galaxys]

Another government infringement... Kill CISPA!

 

[gregrocker]

Every single member of Congress is bought off completely by corporate interests, making them millionaires if they weren't already.

Even the President's campaign says he must raise a billion for reelection just to stay afloat. Who does he work for then?