This was originally written on February 8, 2008.  I recently got back into the notion of blogging, and surprised myself when I found this buried at the bottom of my draft posts.

I found this to be very moving… Almost as moving as the original speech it is based on. Having watched various documentaries that have reflected upon Dr. Martin Luther King’s power in spoken words for a better society, and the tragic loss of the dream that he tried to share with us all – I’ve grown up in a society that has become increasingly cynical, distrusting, and disenfranchised from what was the American Dream – myself included.

Listening to Barack Obama speak has been inspirational for me. He is the only living political or social figure in my lifetime to make me feel that there is still hope for this country – a hope that we can overcome and fix what is wrong in our society, as well as how we behave as people on a planet that we share with others.

I like to think I look past the boundaries of political parties, and judge people for the values and decisions that they have and will make. I hope in my lifetime I can see the two party system abolished. I think that the current party system intentionally divides people that would do better to come together in solidarity for improving our great land as well as our lives.

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After reading that the FBI’s Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threat, I tried to look into this latest form of Policeware – yet found nothing. Feeling special, I decided to start a Wikipedia article detailing what I had found so far in the news and court transcripts.

I look forward to learning more about this latest form of government surveillance-ware as the news develops and conspiracies will surely follow. Scary thing though is that it’s a form of electronic surveillance that does not require a court order.

CIPAV: Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier

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