the "USA Patriot Act" was passed October 26th 2002.

along with some other things this act allows the goverment to check any of your online activities and computer files for "anti-terrorism" but knowing the goverment... there not going to stop there. even though im sure theve been monitering everything before, now they can legally use it against you.

watch what yout say and do

This doesn't really change much 'specially here cause they get all the rights they want as soon as they expect you are doing anything illegal.

Moderator? In that vein does totse has an https link?

Well there is no https link that I know of, I'm just saying that those here that do illegal things can get searched just because they are doing something suspicious this act doesn't give them any more power to search than they did before, they have always been able to use online activity agains you as evidence.

after 9/11 i knew they would pass all these anti-terrorist (ie, police state) laws. then i knew they would be used against any others who disagree (or are not apart of) american culture. fuck the pigs.