Is this legislation been created to balance out other liberities taken away by the Patriot Act or the legalization of the NSA spying on US citizens? Or more political tripe?

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From the article:
This ridiculous prohibition, which would likely imperil much of Usenet, is buried in the so-called Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act. Criminal penalties include stiff fines and two years in prison.
*sniff*sniff*... Smells like tripe.