CISPA Bill Passed in the USA

[Genius Gone Insane]

I like the whole "Wild West of the Info Age" analogy you got there.
We live in some interesting times don't we.

Glad you appreciate it. I came up with that analogy a while back. I'm surprised I've not read it elsewhere.

 

[LeSedna]

Still has to pass Senate and be signed into law (which Obama has said he wouldn't do). Does nobody understand the legislative process anymore?

To be honest I don't because I'm not american, and tbh-part 2 I'm not 100% confident about how it's even done in my country.

Could you explain in a nutshell ?

 

[egan.]

http://kids.clerk.house.gov/grade-school/lesson.html?intID=17

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Perhaps the democrats helped pass this bill just so that Obama could veto it in a few months, right before the election. Vetoing this has to be worth a million votes, which would win the election.

You know I'm sure you were being sarcastic, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if any politician did this.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

http://kids.clerk.house.gov/grade-school/lesson.html?intID=17

Also: This explains it perfect.

 

[TesticleMilkshake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTgKarqTQ0

I would just like to let you know your .gif goes along perfectly with the Eagles, "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks"

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

You know I'm sure you were being sarcastic, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if any politician did this.

I wish I were being sarcastic. Sadly, I think this very well could be what's happening. This election campaign is going to be brutal.

 

[Marwen]

This election campaign is going to be brutal.

I don't think it's going to be brutal. I see Obama almost certainly winning.

I'm not an American, but all things considered and for the sake of the world, I'd much rather see Ron Paul win than Obamney.

The Obama administration said they'd veto it.

They said they'd veto it if it remains in its current form. So it was modified (in a way it was made a little better, and in another worse), and so now it's not very clear whether the white house will veto it or not.

Or it might be the democrats pulling said electoral stunt, that wouldn't surprise me either.

One thing's for sure though, these bills are just a start. Right now, if some disaster hits the world, be it the North Korean regime failing and nuking the South in the process, the Iran situation exploding, some other 9/11, or whatever, it will almost definitely lead to the USA government using it as an excuse to grow even bigger into a world police state with much less freedoms and more control, especially over the internet. Of course it will all be nicely dressed in political correctness of the "it's all for your protection" kind.

Power is like fire. It always seeks to test its limits and expand whenever possible. Some real principled wisdom is needed in the commander in chief, more so now than ever before. I'm afraid we all depend on regular Americans waking up.

 

[outbreak525]

I don't think it's going to be brutal. I see Obama almost certainly winning.

I'm not an American, but all things considered and for the sake of the world, I'd much rather see Ron Paul win than Obamney.



They said they'd veto it if it remains in its current form. So it was modified (in a way it was made a little better, and in another worse), and so now it's not very clear whether the white house will veto it or not.

Or it might be the democrats pulling said electoral stunt, that wouldn't surprise me either.

One thing's for sure though, these bills are just a start. Right now, if some disaster hits the world, be it the North Korean regime failing and nuking the South in the process, the Iran situation exploding, some other 9/11, or whatever, it will almost definitely lead to the USA government using it as an excuse to grow even bigger into a world police state with much less freedoms and more control, especially over the internet. Of course it will all be nicely dressed in political correctness of the "it's all for your protection" kind.

Power is like fire. It always seeks to test its limits and expand whenever possible. Some real principled wisdom is needed in the commander in chief, more so now than ever before. I'm afraid we all depend on regular Americans waking up.

I agree with this post so much I feel that it's necessary to take up extra forum space just to quote it.

 

[AllanD]

Everyone just download Tor and start hanging out in the deep web.

 

[JeffTD]

I'm afraid we all depend on regular Americans waking up.

Ron Paul counts as 'regular Americans?'

 

[outbreak525]

Stop CISPA

 

[colonel kurtz]

Ron Paul counts as 'regular Americans?'

unfortunately so in many places