Posted on 06/19/2008 9:34:24 PM PDT by B4Ranch
But BY GOD! We don’t want the U.S. government tapping the phone calls made by Islamoterrorists!!!! That’s “unconstitutional!!!”
So abortion is covered under the 4th amendment, but using your Visa is not. Suppose you put your abortion on your Visa. Then what.
The way to ensure that it doesn't pass is to make a few phone calls tomorrow and then a few on Monday. Let these whores know that we will kick them out of office if they continue. STOP hoping it won't pass. Make sure it won't pass by calling your Senator's Office!
What makes you think the government obeys the law?
Excellent question!! I would love to hear the liberals take on that one!
You missed my point but that’s okay! Have a nice night.
“Why would I trade one tyrant a thousand miles away for a thousand tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man’s rights as easily as a king.” - Captain Benjamin Martin
This is the same Chris Dodd who is proposing a bailout of Countrywide and who got a ‘VIP’ loan from the same outfit.
This is also going to increase the costs of doing business - and guess who gets to pay that increased cost...
Hypocrites.
This is just Another Door to the World of Socialism. Take my word for it that there will be REPUBLICAN Senators voting YES for the Bill. John McCain is one of the above mentioned who will vote YES unless we scare the crap out of him!
“Think of it this way, Dodd and his crew are more concerned with how and where you spend your money instead of keeping track of terrorist cells.”
What’s this “your money” thing you refer to? It’s THEIR money.
True, true.
What I'd like to know - and what the story doesn't tell us - is what the stated reason(s) for this.
Yes, I realize the stated reason often, if ever, is the true reason (just listen to OHB for examples), but they must have some justification for this in order to get others on the boat.
What (perceived) benefit could possibly accrue from act? This is all too strange.
Senate Bill Requires eBay, Amazon, Google, All Credit Card Companies to Report Transactions
1984 in 2008.
for later
I can give you many reasons why a bill such as this is a good idea. All of them have to do with law enforcement or tracking the economy. Not a single one will ever mention that I am VIOLATING the PRIVACY RIGHTS of AMERICAN CITIZENS and treating them as if they are SUBJECTS to a king or dictatorship.
If this is what I think it is, it won't just affect credit cards. The term "electronic transactions" is vague and could include debit cards, ATM transactions, anything traveling over ACH (including direct deposits and bill payments), and anything traveling over the wires (FedWire, SWIFT, etc). Even inter-account electronic transfers within the same financial institution, as well as gift cards and gift certificates, stored-value cards, and electronic Western Union transfers might be covered. I would have to examine the text of the bill more closely, though, to determine exactly what electronic transactions are covered.
I don't know how the Feds plan to track the trillions of electronic transactions that whiz through our financial computer networks on a daily basis or how they plan to differentiate between transactions conducted solely by U.S. entities. Either way, the cost of business associated with such tracking will be very high and there is the strong possibility that the U.S. Government will intrude on transactions conducted entirely outside the U.S. except for the fact that they are ever so briefly on U.S. financial computer networks.
But yes, as other posters have alluded, I suspect that the purpose of such tracking is to support Internet purchase taxation, as well as monitoring and controlling how much cash citizens can possess and move around freely.
I know this has already been posted but I feel it is IMPORTANT and should be posted again on Saturday. We see numerous dual and triple posts of the same article having to do with some hollywood star and rarely does anyone mention the repeated posts. So unless you are socialists or Democrats and embarrassed that we are going to fight for our rights, get off my butt.
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