Follow-up to "When Government Has Too Much Control" - SOPA

Pix From The Day The LOLcats Died

Follow-up to prior article article. Bill Smith, Editor:  Thankfully, both liberal Americans (not progressive socialists, communists) and conservative Americans (not fascists) have the option to agree on some issues.  There is hope for America and free speech when these Internet activists come together and agree that the Federal government's desire for SOPA and PIPA will hinder and be a threat to free speech which is not associated with piracy, etc. While most oppose Internet piracy, we also seek the absolute protection of the Fair Use Doctrine and free speech without being drug before a government agency or court or having our sites and blogs shut down or the sites and search engines which American's depend on for information.

I do not believe the Federal Government has the inherent wisdom to know the difference. As evidenced by the failures of the TSA and by other government agencies, it is easier for government agencies filled with bureaucrats to abuse their power and to not function reasonably with respect to carrying out rules and regulations. This inherent failure would also prove true with controls on the personal use of and sharing of information on the Internet. The U.S. Federal government would eventually become as big an abuser of the silencing Internet free speech as is done by other countries like China and Iran.

Also, with regard to claimed theft by people in other countries, what is the United States doing attempting to legislate the actions of people in other countries over whom they have no authority? We should not be fooled by this specious argument.

For a moment lets consider just one example of the Federal Government's blatant failure to protect Americans and their property within the United States. The US Government has allowed the stealing of American jobs and our tax dollars within the United States by those whom they  have allowed to invade and remain in our country illegally and to violate our laws. If the government can't legislate and perform in the United States what can we expect when it comes to information the size of a byte verses a person.

It appears that the focus of our elected US Representatives and Senators is rather schizophrenic, lacks in both wisdom and reality, and may even be influenced and / or purchased by special interests. Our government should be addressing problems at home verses making more laws which allegedly claim to be focused on those outside of the United States while in reality establishing more government control over its own people.

The following video was shared with us by Ratchell Richter who reads ARRA News Service articles via FaceBook. Thank you Ratchell. The creators of the below video state, "SOPA and PIPA are two examples of recent legislation that is lethal to the internet as we know it. The internet rose up and is on its way to successfully fighting them off, but we need to stay vigilant. The only way to prevent legislation like this from being passed in the future is to call your Congressmen and tell them. Make it clear that you don't support SOPA, you don't support PIPA, and that you won't support future legislation that damages the stability of the internet." [More info including the creators and the lyrics.]
The Day The LOLcats Died - #SOPA #PIPA Protest Song

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