[77975] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: White House may make NSA the 'traffic cop' over U.S. computer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roy)
Tue Feb 15 17:09:08 2005
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:08:36 -0800
From: Roy <garlic@garlic.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <200502152204.j1FM4Mgl025828@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
I think that puts HomeLand Security in the same category as Congress :-)
Roy Engehausen
Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:44:27 EST, "Brance Amussen :)_S" said:
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>>The question...
>>How soon before all AS owners passing *any* government traffic, will be
>>required to install "Homeland Security (NSA) taps"? Even if the traffic is
>>in transit to another AS..
>>Not all government agencies are on the NMCI.
>>Somewhere along the line, they are going to say they need taps to maintain
>>security *premeptive security* that is..
>>In the interest of Homeland Security I doubt it will be long..
>>
>>
>
>Especially in light of *this* little gem:
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>http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleprint/2664/-1/315/
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>Congress Votes to Waive All Laws for Homeland Security
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>» OMB Watch » Home » Regulatory Policy » In Congress » DHS Above the Law
>
>Published 02/10/2005 04:33 PM
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>Contact: Robert Shull, (202) 234-8494
>
>WASHINGTON (February 10, 2005) The House of Representatives voted 243 to
>179 today to reject an amendment that would have stripped section 102 from
>the ³REAL ID Act of 2005² (H.R. 418). The bill, as passed, would empower
>the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive any federal laws, without
>limit, in the course of building barriers along the nation¹s borders. This
>controversial, precedent-setting legislation received no hearings or
>extended debate prior to passage. The bill now moves to the Senate for
>consideration.
>
>The following is a statement by J. Robert Shull, Senior Regulatory Policy
>Analyst with OMB Watch.
>
>³America is a nation founded on the rule of law, but apparently not when
>homeland security is involved. This is a license to waive any law, for any
>reason or for no reason at all.
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>³If enacted, this bill would grant the Homeland Security Secretary
>unbridled authority to act however he sees fit, without consequence. His
>actions also would be exempt from judicial review, making him unaccountable
>to any authority.
>
>³Laws that protect the environment, safeguard public health, ensure
>consumer and workplace safety, prevent unfair business practices, and ban
>discrimination none of these laws, or any others, would apply to the
>Department of Homeland Security.
>
>³No government agency should be above the laws that preserve America¹s
>democracy.²
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