Given the attitudes of the previous administration who set this up I would think it likely that there is a correlation between being on the list and being as it were 'left-wing'.
The suggestion that the list was set up to hassle lefties rather than stop terror is not untenable.
Be interesting to see if in fact this list is not a great danger to America by subverting its advertised purpose for political ends.
A nice mashup perhaps would be party membership of those on the list.
People are prepared to give up liberty in emergencies - the abuse of such powers to harass pacifists, enviromentalists in the UK anyway puts us all in danger for when a real emergency requires fast action.
Similar to the fable of the boy crying wolf (but a more sinister young fellow with political ambitions).
I believe Sir Berners-Lee's personal website is powered by Drupal and he has endorsed it in writing before this - so this is no suprise.
I am glad to see a government project capitalising on Open Source and owning the software they use rather than the usual UK debacle of Microsoft Consultancies and non-ownership of poorly customised and badly broken foriegn owned closed source code.
Can anyone explain the downvotes ?
Surely my point is valid even if couched in the sarcasm of devils advocacy - are sarcasm tags needed ?
A democracy cannot function without an informed public.
The press has traditionally been seen as the main guarantor of keeping people informed.
Creating a paywall is exclusiory to the less well off.
This therefore makes the United States less democratic.
Can I please be argued with rather than downvoted or is there no such thing as netiquette these days ?
Jobsworth.
I would be honoured to have Bram Cohen ask me for some help and given his heroic efforts on behalf of the network I would go above and beyond.
Seems Bram just camly stated the facts and the sysop just kept replying rules trump all.
Ashbergers Mashbergers for IRC this is probably the most dainty little flame ever.
PS Bram Cohen rules teh internets