Watching an interesting movie (syfy channel)about the next step in DHS war on terror, just to keep us all safe don't ya know. It's called EYEBORGS. Oh and have you heard that it is now (or soon will be) a FELONY to protest in the presence of the Secret Service.

Proposed US law bans protesting near anyone who rates a Secret Service detail
By Cory Doctorow at 9:50 am Friday, Mar 2 (from boingboing.net)

HR437, "the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011" makes it illegal to protest in the vicinity of anyone who rates a Secret Service detail (even if you aren't aware of the person's presence), thus sparing politicians and VIPs the ugly and unseemly spectacle of having to confront voters who disagree with their policies. Only three Congressmen voted against it.

On top of that, the punishment can be pretty severe. You can get up to a year in jail for being found guilty of these things, and that jumps up to 10 years if you are carrying a "deadly or dangerous weapon."

As Amash notes, there are legitimate safety concerns to be aware of, and there are issues with doing something that significantly impedes government regulations. But it's really not difficult to see how this bill could very, very easily be stretched to be used against those doing standard protesting against significant political figures.

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