25-01-2010, 10:10 PM
Sunstein's tactics are taken right out of the FBI's Cointelpro. Break up dissenting groups by planting disinformation. This is what the FBI did the to the Black Panthers, Socialist Workers Party, and any other group who had a dissenting opinion. If the Internet and online chat groups had existed during Hoover's time, he would have done exactly as Sunstein recommends.
The article says that these tactics are legal. Is it legal or constitutional for the government to attempt to challenge dissenting groups in this way? I thought that the government had an obligation to protect, not destroy free speech.
The article says that these tactics are legal. Is it legal or constitutional for the government to attempt to challenge dissenting groups in this way? I thought that the government had an obligation to protect, not destroy free speech.