Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Yet Another Public/Private Partnership

Because "economic fascism" is such an ugly term...[Read]

Hey, what is it about this theme today: one, two and now we have us a bonafide "spate."

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Posted by David Codrea at 12/15/2010 01:13:00 PM

2 comments:

swiontek3625 said...

Good Morning sir,

I'm not sure that InfraGard fits the definition of 'economic fascism' or any other fascism, for that matter. Would you write me directly so I can find out more of what you think on this subject please?

JJ Swiontek
swiontek3625@yahoo.com
Denver, CO

12/16/2010 12:23 PM
David Codrea said...

There's just not enough of me to do one-on-ones over blog posts. State what your concern is and I'll weigh in here when I can and others can add their two cents as well.

Seriously--I process hundreds of emails each day, have this, the Examiner, the magazine, other projects, and a life that has very little to do with any of it. If I'm going to invest in discussion on these off-the-beaten path issues, I need to max the pay off, that is, include the readers in time I spend writing.

Where I'm coming from, quite simply, is taking this statement: "InfraGard is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector" and noting how many activities of the fed enforcement apparatus have no basis in Constitutionally-delegated powers, particularly in the agricultural, chemical and research/technology industries represented in the flash presentation, and then I shoot from the hip with a wise-ass comment that, to me, distills that down to its essence. That doesn't mean I don't think there should be no infrastructure protection--it's that I think resorting to many of the heavy-handed and Constitutionally dubious methods I see generally produces a cure as dangerous--if not more so--than the malady.

12/16/2010 3:39 PM

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