“We never cease to marvel at the smooth, silent process by which
corrupt alliances among well-heeled industry lobbyists, putatively
‘independent’ government commissions and Congress can pervert
justice.”
“Most recently, the US Sentencing Commission (USSC) sent a new
and grossly Draconian packet of industry-inspired guidelines to
Congress, requiring substantially more severe punishments for
malefactors convicted of using the Internet to commit crimes.”
“The USSC is acting under orders from Congress to recommend
federal sentencing guidelines compatible with recent legislation
addressing on-line crime. The Commission has generated numerous
recommendations and guidances related to Net crime in the past two
years, though interestingly, the Commissioners seem to have
consulted exclusively with ‘industry representatives’ possessing
clear vested interests in devising these schemes.”
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