US Senate Trying to Revive CISPA

[Thanatos Telos]

After suffering defeat this spring, the controversial legislation aimed at preventing cyber threats, CISPA, may be returning to the Senate. According to Mother Jones, two senators are now working on a new version of the bill that looks to curb some of the concerns that kept it from initially passing. The goal of the bill will still be to make it easier for private companies to share information with the government regarding cyber threats, however the type of information that can be shared will reportedly be narrower in scope this time around.

The legislation is still being written, so there's no way of knowing what it is that they're changing to put it back on the floor, other than they might make it a bit more 'lenient'. So far, only 2 senators are working on it, but that's about 2% of the Senate, and others could join in.


Source @ The Verge

 

[Gahars]

Two senators = The Senate.

Whatever, everyone knows The Senate is full of shitlords anyway. I mean, CISPA? Really? What about TRANS*PA, you bigots.

 

[Thesolcity]

Two senators = The Senate.

Whatever, everyone knows The Senate is full of shitlords anyway. I mean, CISPA? Really? What about TRANS*PA, you bigots.

Check your legislative privilege.

 

[the_randomizer]

Cool, government douchebags are back in action trying to screw us over...I mean more so than they do now.

 

[calmwaters]

Cool, government douchebags are back in action trying to screw us over...I mean more so than they do now.

Well they won't screw me over: I'm an American citizen. I don't have to put up with their behaviour towards me. I can ignore it.

 

[the_randomizer]

Well they won't screw me over: I'm an American citizen. I don't have to put up with their behaviour towards me. I can ignore it.

I feel like defecting

 

[calmwaters]

I feel like defecting

Whatever you want; it's a free country...

 

[the_randomizer]

Whatever you want; it's a free country...

I was thinking of the place I lived at for a couple of years

 

[trumpet-205]

Instead of working out a permanent budget solution for the year of 2014 (remember our current budget solution only last till 01/15), congressmen waste time on something so insignificant and non beneficial.

 

[chrisrlink]

COME ON reviving a dead bill is more important than say....THE ECONOMIC CRISIS WE'RE FACING?!!!!.... what trumpet said basicly in my own words

 

[Rockhoundhigh]

Just let it die already. There, that's all the effort I can even put into that statement anymore. :/

 

[Thanatos Telos]

To add my own opinion: Obama said he would veto the law anyway, so, yeah.

 

[the_randomizer]

Instead of working out a permanent budget solution for the year of 2014 (remember our current budget solution only last till 01/15), congressmen waste time on something so insignificant and non beneficial.

Oh you mean like all the time? Nothing they've done has ever helped the financial situation. Democrats and Republicans on both sides are being idiots.


Man the government is full of trolling douchebags who want what's best for them and not the citizens.

 

[trumpet-205]

Man the government is full of trolling douchebags who want what's best for them and not the citizens.

We Americans do share some blame, it is us who keep re-elect these douchebags term after term.

 

[The Milkman]

"Man, I wish the government would stop trying to OPPRESS EVERYONE and MAKE THE ECONOMY BETTER."

Because Two senators rewriting a bill is burning so much man-power and effort.

Its like when people expect presidents to lower gas prices...

 

[the_randomizer]

"Man, I wish the government would stop trying to OPPRESS EVERYONE and MAKE THE ECONOMY BETTER."

Because Two senators rewriting a bill is burning so much man-power and effort.

Its like when people expect presidents to lower gas prices...

You mean they don't!? This is an outrage!

 

[The Catboy]

Got a shit ton of problems? Better keep focusing on regulating that internet!
Seriously fix the other problems first, then work on this one!

 

[the_randomizer]

Got a shit ton of problems? Better keep focusing on regulating that internet!
Seriously fix the other problems first, then work on this one!

Why do you think I spend every waking moment on the internet telling government officials to sod off in one form or another?

 

[Xexyz]

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[Sheimi]

So, they are beating a dead horse again?