Written by: Tom Sawyer

Many people, my wife being one, will be happy to know that Big Brother will not be watching like there were or at least could have been. Remember that Will Smith movie where he was being watched via satellite? In many ways, that program was a reality/possibility, but Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will be putting an end to the program.

The controversial program begun during the Bush administration. U.S. spy satellites were used for domestic security and law enforcement missions. Uh, I don’t think the general public has seen any decrease in heinous crimes committed since the program was announced in 2007. So what were they really using those satellites for? Hmm.

In reality, the program never got fully off the ground because of what we all knew: this program had privacy and civil liberty issues written all over it. What I would like to know is how the Bush administration didn’t see this one coming from miles away. Were they too busy writing the fictional WMD script? Oops, did I say that? Some of our friends would have you believe the last 8 years were a glorious time in America, but in reality, we didn’t get where we are since the end of January.

I guess we can relax and worry about other things besides the eye in the sky.

Tags: Big Brother no longer watching, bush administration, controversial program, homeland security, janet naplitano, spy satellite program killed

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