A pinko site, but the Justice Department had no business asking this:
In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.
The grand jury subpoena also required the Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us Web site “not to disclose the existence of this request” unless authorized by the Justice Department, a gag order that presents an unusual quandary for any news organization.
Indeed, it does. In the end, Justice was scared off by lawyers for the web site – but it is this sort of thing which keeps all of us on edge. Its no one’s business (heck, not even mine, unless you comment) who comes to this or any other website. While I hope that not a single creep will ever view Blogs for Victory, its not for me to stop them – nor to tell anyone that they did come by, should I have that knowledge. Are we going to indict the local Ft. Hood newspaper because Hasan read it?
It would be one thing if a web site was advocating violence or being used as a place to plot law breaking – but if its just a bunch of opinions, even if the opinions are considered idiotic, then its all good – and Government should just keep out.
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