With recent events, it seems like yet another unprecedented situation that could result in rules and bills that increasingly lean towards Orwellian realm to control the chaos, how hopeful can one be in such a situation ?
Considering the powers of the NSA et al already, I don't see what else they would really pass unless it's just to legitimize what the NSA is already doing.<p>Also, while the scope of these actions is new at the federal level, this is not really that unprecedented. Protesters have stormed capitals before, including recently (Oregan, Michigan, etc). We have even seen protesters in years past disrupt congressional hearings (Kavanaugh confirmation, etc).
The people should not be afraid of their government.<p>Government employees/representatives should not be afraid of their people either.<p>Breakdowns in trust are a vicious cycle. Just ask the Catholics in Britain and Ireland after Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament.
I doubt it from what I've read, I think it is more likely you see a bill to review the police nationally and screen out extremist and white nationalist. Everything around intel is that everyone knew, just nobody acted.
I was discussing this with my partner today, we came to a big 'dunno'. On the one hand, we're trying to be optimising and give y'all the benefit of the doubt in learning from mistakes. On the other hand, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
100% aka “Never let a crisis go to waste.” If you need hope, you can delude yourself into thinking BTC is a viable exit strategy. But you’ll most likely have the hope crushed very brutally by the same forces over the next 5-10 years.
> Mr. Biden has said he plans to make a priority of passing a law against domestic terrorism, and he has been urged to create a White House post overseeing the fight against ideologically inspired violent extremists and increasing funding to combat them.
<a href="https://archive.is/IxNz5" rel="nofollow">https://archive.is/IxNz5</a><p>Patriot Act 2.0 incoming.
> how hopeful can one be in such a situation ?<p>Quite.<p>The main legislative response I've seen floated from the people party that will soon control the political branches of government is transferring command of the D.C. Guard under normal circumstances to the chief executive of the District (the Mayor until and unless D.C. becomes a State, with the power a State Governor would have over the Guard, but also making D.C. a State.<p>Aside from that, while it hasn't spawned any legislative proposals, the President-Elect, VP-Elect, and a number of members of Congress have highlighted racial disparities in policing being evident in the event, which seems to suggest (whether legislative or merely administrative approaches) that racism in and extremist infiltration of law enforcement agencies may be recognized as a governmental security concern rather than “merely” a civil rights concern. This was obviously already going to get more attention in a Biden Administration than in the Trump Administration, but this potentially escalates that.
Politicians on both sides are already setting the stage for this. Words like "insurrection" and "coup" are being thrown around, even though there was clearly no path from "protesters enter capital" to "protesters seize government power". Using the word"insurrection" also primes people for activating the "Insurrection Act" and using military for policing. We already see Twitter and Facebook moving on censorship and people generally supporting it because of outrage at capitol being breached. Trump supporters had absolutely nothing to gain from storming the capitol, but the politicians had a huge amount to gain by winning this their easy, which opens lots of doors. I'm of the opinion that with the actions already being taken, more will follow shortly. Instead of calming everyone down, they are whipping up public opinion, for what? Probably new laws and restrictions.