Dick Armey, formerly the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, wrote an editorial for CNET News, saying that the Treasury Department should not make sweeping mandates that will affect Internet commerce.
Full story here ... http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10079913-38.htmlOnce the federal government begins implementing guidelines for various types of online transactions, what is to prevent it from becoming more involved in every activity on the Internet? The Founding Fathers took great care constructing a government that would protect our endowed rights and liberties, not restrict and monitor them. Americans don't want the government monitoring their private transactions, online or offline.