Security

The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002. From DHS' website:

Vision
Preserving our freedoms, protecting America ... we secure our homeland.

Mission
We will lead the unified national effort to secure America. We will prevent and deter terrorist attacks and protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the nation. We will ensure safe and secure borders, welcome lawful immigrants and visitors, and promote the free-flow of commerce.

Their history, as defined by George W. Bush, on the DHS website:

a single department whose primary mission is to protect our homeland

In their vision, there is nothing about commerce, and only in the mission is there a comment on "the free flow of commerce." Their primary goal is to protect the freedom of the United States Citizens. Their mission is to protect us from terrorists, threats, and attacks. They are primarily a function to keep us safe.

So, why then, are they teaming up with the MPAA? Why did the Department of Homeland Security team up with the MPAA and the FBI to conduct a raid on Elite Torrents? Is this a threat to our nation? Are torrents really a threat to our national security? If 10,000 people (read: <$100,000) download Star Wars Episode III and find out that it SUCKS, and not go see it in the theaters, will this be an attack on our freedoms? If people steal software to practice on until they can actually afford to buy shit to practice on, will our nation crumble?

In a word, No. The Department of Homeland Security has far overstepped its bounds in doing a raid on a system not linked to terrorism or actively threatening our nation. This is exactly why we are under a constant threat, and why our nation's security needs more attention. The FBI and the DHS have spent far too long on lesser crimes, and not enough on ones that will actually damage the nation and bring it to our knees.

If 1334 h4xx0r5 weren't such lazy introverted bitches, I'd say that people need to organize a protest. Protest the way that this situation has been handled. The MPAA, the theater system in general, and everybody else surrounding has been able to gyp us left and right by raising ticket prices and jacking up the volume of bad movies. Back in the day, you could demand your money back if the movie was terrible. Now, you can't do that anymore. It is time to protest the terrorism against the torrents. Protest the 10 warrants against the Elite Torrents Admins. Capitol Hill, here we come!

In other words, FUCK YOU DHS, and your little dog too.