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Let’s Kill ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force)
I’m forwarding a letter from Bonnie Burkhardt asking us all to reach out to our congressmen to oppose the funding of ICAC, which is the task force which uses all kinds of sketchy (and illegal) tactics to hunt down people who click on illegal images (which ICAC rarely takes down). In the current political climate, it seems crazy that they’re spending hundreds of millions of dollars on ICAC!
Way down at the bottom you’ll also find the letter that ChatGPT produced for me. You can use my letter if you’re slammed for time. Of if you have some time, you can create your own letter. But either way, please take a little time and do this today!
Here’s how you find out who your Senators and Congressmen are and how to contact them: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
I pasted Bonnie’s letter into ChatGPT and asked it to draft a letter for me and here’s what it gave me. You can use my letter or draft your own, but PLEASE take some time to send something to your senators and congressmen today.
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[City, State, ZIP]
[Your Email]
[Your Phone Number]
[Date]The Honorable [Congressman’s Name]
[Congressman’s Office Address]
[City, State, ZIP]Subject: Oppose Funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force
Dear [Congressman’s Name],
I am writing to strongly urge you to oppose any additional funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and to reject the PROTECT Our Children Act, which seeks to reauthorize and expand this deeply flawed program. At a time when our nation is facing mass layoffs of federal employees and significant budget constraints, it is outrageous that we continue funneling enormous amounts of taxpayer money into a program that has proven itself to be more about manufacturing criminals than actually protecting children.
ICAC operates as a government-funded entrapment scheme that ensnares unsuspecting individuals through tactics that should be illegal. Officers create fake profiles on adult-only dating sites, posing as young women or men to lure individuals into conversations before suddenly revealing that they are supposedly underage. This is not proactive law enforcement—it is a taxpayer-funded operation designed to justify its own existence by generating arrests, rather than addressing actual harm.
Moreover, ICAC and its affiliated agencies engage in unconstitutional warrantless surveillance, wiretapping peer-to-peer networks, and intercepting private emails in direct violation of 18 U.S.C. 2511. Tools such as Torrential Downpour and Shareaza-LE are being used without judicial oversight, turning ordinary citizens into felons through methods that should never be permissible in a free society.
Even if one supports ICAC’s mission in theory, there is no denying that its astronomical cost is unjustifiable in today’s economic climate. The federal government is currently laying off hundreds of thousands of workers, and yet, Congress continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars funding ICAC task forces across the country. Why are we prioritizing this bloated, ineffective bureaucracy while cutting jobs in critical areas? If the goal is to reduce government waste, ICAC should be one of the first programs on the chopping block.
I urge you to stand for fiscal responsibility and ethical law enforcement practices by voting against any reauthorization or expansion of ICAC funding. Instead of spending millions manufacturing criminals, let’s redirect those funds to programs that actually support public safety and economic stability.
I appreciate your time and consideration on this critical matter. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further and can also connect you with expert witnesses who have studied ICAC’s abuses in depth. Please do not hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
[Your Email]
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