President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law (aclu.org) 16 points by derwiki 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] icebraining 14y ago ↗ Flagged as politics. [–] GiraffeNecktie 14y ago ↗ It's true that all legislation has a political dimension, simply due to the fact that it's is the work product of politicians, but some legislation has a much broader sphere of interest. [–] icebraining 14y ago ↗ All legislation affects something outside of politics, that's what they're for. But I still don't see how this fits on HN, even if it's important. [–] swah 14y ago ↗ What about those SOPA articles? [–] bradleyland 14y ago ↗ SOPA is business directed because it is intellectual property law. There's a clear difference here.
[–] GiraffeNecktie 14y ago ↗ It's true that all legislation has a political dimension, simply due to the fact that it's is the work product of politicians, but some legislation has a much broader sphere of interest. [–] icebraining 14y ago ↗ All legislation affects something outside of politics, that's what they're for. But I still don't see how this fits on HN, even if it's important.
[–] icebraining 14y ago ↗ All legislation affects something outside of politics, that's what they're for. But I still don't see how this fits on HN, even if it's important.
[–] swah 14y ago ↗ What about those SOPA articles? [–] bradleyland 14y ago ↗ SOPA is business directed because it is intellectual property law. There's a clear difference here.
[–] bradleyland 14y ago ↗ SOPA is business directed because it is intellectual property law. There's a clear difference here.
[–] [dead] joska 14y ago ↗ Apparently is fighting an election a whole different beast than fighting an asymetric war...
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