These Are Our Small Government Conservatives

Last week the Republican-controlled House panel on the judiciary approved a wide ranging internet service provider bill. The legislation demands service providers store their customers' names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and temporarily-assigned IP addresses for up to a year. The new law is supposed to help law enforcement track down sex crimes more efficiently and has been labeled by the bill's sponsors as a legislative fix to keeping children safe from exploitation via the 21st century.

That means, your internet provider will be collecting a treasure trove of data about your online activity which can also result in information about your non-online activity all without a warrant.   People who don't commit crimes will be treated just like those who do.  Now remember, this comes from the small government, moral values party.  And don't forget either, the Republicans who oppose this bill get to be labeled outside their party as Very Serious, Patriotic, Freedom-loving libertarians whereas Democrats get no such treatment.  Their just liberals no matter what.