Kansascity.com – Your Kansas City Everything Guide: Senator launches investigation into RIAA piracy crackdown

The chairman of the Senate’s permanent subcommittee on investigations Thursday began an inquiry into the music industry’s crackdown against online music swappers, calling the campaign “excessive.”

“Theft is theft, but in this country we don’t cut off your arm or fingers for stealing,” said Sen. Norm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican who was a rock roadie in the 1960s.

Another intelligent Senator? Where have these guys been so far?