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9/11. Kind of funny how a department setup to ostensibly protect us from terrorists is now involved in taking down websites and sending DMCAs.

• brc 14y ago
  Scope creep from government departments is a frightening thing when you think about it. Personally, I think all government departments should be automatically dissolved every 5 years, and require politicians to renew them. It's unlikely that it would ever happen, but just the remote possibility that it might could hopefully put a check on this type of massive scope creep.
  • kalleboo 14y ago
    Requiring a "renewal" hasn't stopped the PATRIOT Act yet. I can't imagine why it would stop "Homeland Security".
    • mtgx 14y ago
      At least it means there would be a debate about them, rather than sailing through smoothly with no worries, and keeping asking for bigger budgets to expand their mission, like I'm sure TSA wants to do, by checking subway stations and bus stops, and whatnot.