As if the FBI does not have its hands full with terrorism, organized crime, white-collar crime, and other threats to society, the Washington Post is reoprting that the FBI has been directed - BY CONGRESS - to divert resources to investigating pornography. Not child-pornography, but regular, consenting adult stuff. Apparently, it is a running joke inside the FBI and noone really wants to be part of it because they all know it is a joke, but the geniouses that we elected into congress think it is "Real Important" and are mandating some extra attention. Seriously, does our country not have enough Real Problems to solve that are more important than investigating businesses that have already passed constitutional muster several times? Go after the spammers and phishers that are putting porn links onto computers without consent - that would be GREAT. Go after the spyware sellers and makers (some of whom are backed up by largely legitimate corporations) - again, GREAT. This move reeks of political influence from the religious right who seem to think that they have a mandate to legislate their own version of morality on everyone, regardless of constitutional protections and existing laws.
Is it 2008 yet?
