Copies of President Bush's and first lady Laura Bush's 2005 tax returns provided by the White House are shown in Washington Friday, April 14, 2006 . Image Credit: AP Photo/Gerald HerbertStolen data and its use is becoming a real problem in our country.
We hear about stolen records from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the fear of the impending spread of "identity theft" of 26.5 million military veterans, on the one hand ... and then we hear about what our legislators actually plan to do about social security and the "feel good" problem of working illegal immigrants (felons) and their assimilation into our systems.
What in the HECK is happening with the standards in this country?
This from the Opinion section in the New York Post -
WHEN DATA THEFT IS OK
By Arnold Alhert
May 25, 2006 -- IS "data theft" a serious crime? Depends on who's doing the stealing.
The theft of personal data involving 26.5 million American veterans is "a scandal," says Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, said "Twenty six million people deserve answers." That was this week.
Last week, the Senate voted 50-49 to allow illegal aliens to collect Social Security based on past illegal employment, even if the job was obtained using forged - or stolen - documents.
If the thief who stole the vets' data is caught exploiting that information, there is little doubt he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law - unless, perhaps, that data is used by illegals to secure employment.
The moral? If you want to obtain stolen data, have an illegal alien steal it for you.
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Now take a look at Day By Day by Chris Muir (next post here) lest we think this is a partisan issue ... it just fits!
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