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by Big Wallaby » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:00 am
I have not read the articles you linked to (yet), but the idea that the government could simply pull the plug on a website that either they don't like, or a website that someone else accuses of having illegal information (not that it has to) is simply ridiculous. That means that if Board X wanted to shut us down, they just make the accusation that we are running torrents or something. This is government overstepping their bounds. It's getting close to time to go out and get pitchforks and torches and head on out to Washington, D.C. Whoops, we could probably be shut down if this stuff passes for me having said that.
Let me put it bluntly: If this passes, the First Amendment will be dead. If that happens, I'll be moving to Australia or Hong Kong. At this point, based on various factors, one website ranks eight other nations as being more free than the United States. Counting down to the freest, that's
8. Denmark
7. Ireland
6. Canada
5. Switzerland
4. New Zealand
3. Australia
2. Singapore
1. Hong King.
If this bill passes, my guess would be that we will earn a spot much farther away from that number 1 slot.
When your government uses any, ANY MEANS to tell you what you can and cannot say, the accurate term is "tyranny". :mad:
My opinions are mine and mine only. If my opinions are the opinion of others who happen to share whatever my crazy views may be, then fine, but it's not because I represent them in having my opinions. Got it?