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Our Constitution will be gone with the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
"Rape" of the Constitution? That's a little extreme ain't it? If you need an analogy, SOPA is More like indecent exposure.
Its more a capitulation by Congress to corporate special interests, to the potential detriment of the Nation as a whole.This is disgusting behavior by our elected officials in their continued crusade against our rights as citizens.
What is SOPA, exactly? SOPA is a ham-fisted plan to "get rid" of all piracy online. In reality, the law will shut down entire websites for a small infractions. It would also hold advertisers accountable for the content of these websites. A website based on user-generated content like YouTube and Reddit could not possibly exist in this climate. The bill would also prohibit search engines like Google from linking to many websites. The only websites unaffected by the law would belong to the larger industriesthe proponents of the SOPA bill.
How SOPA Affects Gamers: SOPA Will Pass Unless You Help
It’s more a capitulation by Congress to corporate special interests, to the potential detriment of the Nation as a whole.This is disgusting behavior by our elected officials in their continued crusade against our rights as citizens.
The right of the public to access information is in general limited to government information, as the issue with regard to prior restraint concerns the First Amendment right of private entities to disseminate information to the public unrestricted by government. See: Near v. Minnesota (1931) and New York Times Co. v. United States (1971).
The government will usually seek authorization of prior restraint in the context of ‘national security,’ and the establishment of a compelling governmental interest. Here the government is seeking the authority to restrict information based on an effort to combat copyright violations.
Unfortunately we won’t know until the law is in effect and we see how it actually works.
This is a likely outcome:
What is SOPA, exactly? SOPA is a ham-fisted plan to "get rid" of all piracy online. In reality, the law will shut down entire websites for a small infractions. It would also hold advertisers accountable for the content of these websites. A website based on user-generated content like YouTube and Reddit could not possibly exist in this climate. The bill would also prohibit search engines like Google from linking to many websites. The only websites unaffected by the law would belong to the larger industries—the proponents of the SOPA bill.
How SOPA Affects Gamers: SOPA Will Pass Unless You Help
Would the above constitute prior restraint? Do you have a right to visit any website you wish or do you have a right to information in general? If one site is blocked but you can get the same information on another site, is that a violation of the First Amendment?
In United States v. Progressive, Inc. (1979), the government sought to restrict a magazine’s publication of ‘how to build a hydrogen bomb.’ The case was rendered moot, however, when another periodical published the same information.
In any event, it would be incumbent upon any website adversely effected to file suit in Federal court seeking relief from prior restraint – the government may argue it’s within its authority to enforce copyright laws, as its efforts are not to restrict information per se. The adversely effected website could counter that the law is too broad in scope and is excessively restrictive, which seems to be the case.
That is what the socialists want. If anyone defends this they are nothing more than a stinking commie."Rape" of the Constitution? That's a little extreme ain't it? If you need an analogy, SOPA is More like indecent exposure.
The Internet is the most free source of communication and information in human history, this act allows the government and corporations absolute control over the flow of information of the entire world.
Worse than obamaturd? Not.The Constitution has endured far worse!
I would love to have the Conservatives on our side regarding dragonian anti-piracy policies... but they usually seem to be even more extreme than the democrats regarding buddying up to the movie and music organizations to give them whatever they want.
I still don't understand this. This has big government written EVERYWHERE on it. It doesn't GET bigger than that. So why are so many conservatives backing this? Isn't "small government" kind of their whole thing?
