U.S. Congress, idiots, and SOPA (House) & PIPA (Senate)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:39 pm
It is likely that most of you in the U.S. know about the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) that is advancing in the U.S. House of Representatives. The corresponding bill in the U.S. Senate is the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). Of course I encourage you to contact your local Representatives and Senators to voice your, hopefully strong, opposition to this pair of draconian bills.
At the moment I'm too angry over some of the statements of Rep. Lamar Smith (R) that I can't make too much of a coherent case against the measures that these bills would allow. It seems to me that they might even be quite unconstitutional.
Here is a link to the article that upset me so much: Article
Rep. Smith thinks that the way to defend his indefensible bill is to cast aspersions upon all that oppose him. He is a real coward, and idiot. It is horrifying that an idiot like that got elected to congress.
Even more frightening than Smith's hollow, ignorant rhetoric is that fact that there are lots of people in the U.S. that will believe the sewage that spills from his mouth, and support him and his bill. They don't even care to find the facts and come to their own conclusion. Then there are the members of the "Tea-Party." I know one, and she is so stupid that I am amazed she can breathe without someone telling her to do it. They would also have to tell her that not breathing is either a tax, socialistic, or anti-American. From conversations with this friend, I have learned that the local Tea-Party members go to meetings or rallies where they are basically told what to believe and think. Note that I did NOT say "what to say to others," or anything like that. They are literally told what to believe in. They then cling firmly to what they have been told.
If you are in the United States, and you oppose SOPA and PIPA, please write to your Reps. and Senators. And, please write to them via a letter, on a piece of paper (remember that stuff?), sent in an envelope and with a stamp on it. The very effective Aircraft Owner's and Pilot's Association (AOPA), of which I am a member, is a very potent lobbying organization and they advise us to all write regular letters to the members of Congress that represent us. Politicians take much more notice of written and mailed letters than they do of emails or FAXs. The mailing address of your congressmen (or women) can usually be found in the front of your local phone book.
In a little bit, I'll post some links to the U.S. government sites that can also provide you with your congressman's contact info. But right now dinner awaits and it smells mighty good.
At the moment I'm too angry over some of the statements of Rep. Lamar Smith (R) that I can't make too much of a coherent case against the measures that these bills would allow. It seems to me that they might even be quite unconstitutional.
Here is a link to the article that upset me so much: Article
Rep. Smith thinks that the way to defend his indefensible bill is to cast aspersions upon all that oppose him. He is a real coward, and idiot. It is horrifying that an idiot like that got elected to congress.
Even more frightening than Smith's hollow, ignorant rhetoric is that fact that there are lots of people in the U.S. that will believe the sewage that spills from his mouth, and support him and his bill. They don't even care to find the facts and come to their own conclusion. Then there are the members of the "Tea-Party." I know one, and she is so stupid that I am amazed she can breathe without someone telling her to do it. They would also have to tell her that not breathing is either a tax, socialistic, or anti-American. From conversations with this friend, I have learned that the local Tea-Party members go to meetings or rallies where they are basically told what to believe and think. Note that I did NOT say "what to say to others," or anything like that. They are literally told what to believe in. They then cling firmly to what they have been told.
If you are in the United States, and you oppose SOPA and PIPA, please write to your Reps. and Senators. And, please write to them via a letter, on a piece of paper (remember that stuff?), sent in an envelope and with a stamp on it. The very effective Aircraft Owner's and Pilot's Association (AOPA), of which I am a member, is a very potent lobbying organization and they advise us to all write regular letters to the members of Congress that represent us. Politicians take much more notice of written and mailed letters than they do of emails or FAXs. The mailing address of your congressmen (or women) can usually be found in the front of your local phone book.
In a little bit, I'll post some links to the U.S. government sites that can also provide you with your congressman's contact info. But right now dinner awaits and it smells mighty good.