Alleged "liberal" Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer decides all prepaid mobile phones = potential terror weapons

New Use For Prepaid Cell Phones: Terror!

By Jaya Saxena in News on May 27, 2010 11:14 AM

Senator Chuck Schumer proposed a bill yesterday that would require anyone buying a prepaid cell phone to provide ID for the seller to keep so law enforcement could trace the phones if needed. The bill was sparked because failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad admitted to using a prepaid phone, and officials were only able to trace him because he gave custom officials the same number he used to call the seller of the SUV. Schumer said in a press release, "This proposal is overdue because for years, terrorists, drug kingpins and gang members have stayed one step ahead of the law by using prepaid phones." We knew there was something sinister about those Boost Mobile ads...

via gothamist.com

Here's the comment I left on this post:

It is nice how there is no mention of any statistics detailing what percentage of prepaid phones are used in terrorism. I mean, saying "All terrorists use prepaid phones" is like saying "all bank robbers use guns". Right, bright-eyes, but how many people DON'T use prepaid phones in crimes??

So, the poor folks (and those who don't want to spend a lot or get roped into contracts) suffer because some senator's trying to look like he cares about security.

Newsflash kids, we're supposed to be living in a free country...

And Bottomless Chips, another commenter on the post at Gothamist, left this comment:

Liberals love freedom?

It's always fun when We The People have to remind our leaders about our right to not live in a surveillance state. >_<

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