InfraGard or "How To Disempower the Population of a Democcracy"

InfraGard is a network for security and intelligence sharing that is being set up by the FBI to protect the infrastructure of the United States.

It was not created by Congress.

As of late January, InfraGard had 23,682 members, according to its website, www.infragard.net, which adds that “350 of our nation’s Fortune 500 have a representative in InfraGard.”

To join, each person must be sponsored by “an existing InfraGard member, chapter, or partner organization.” The FBI then vets the applicant.

Matthew Rothschild breaks the story at the Progressive.