> How are child pornography or IP rights violations a matter of national security? If they are then anything is -- which is probably their idea, but they should

> How are child pornography or IP rights violations a matter of national security? If they are then anything is -- which is probably their idea, but they shouldn't be let run with it Those child pornography cases probably never existed at all. But when you have to justify something that has a direct impact on civil liberties, and can not claim that this is against terrorism (because the claim would be clearly debunked too quickly, like the ridiculous claims that TSA prevented actual terrorism acts), child pornography and fight against pedophilia is probably your second best lie. And you wouldn't like to protect pedophiles, isn't it ?