The SOPA/PIPA law that is coming out is only the first of many attempts to censor the internet. The lawmakers claim that these bills will enforce copyright infringment laws, end pirating, and force websites to police their users. My comment on that is that many sites rely on pirating and copyright infringment: youtube, hulu,porn sites,blogs, piratebay, etc. This is censorship, and it will only get worse! What will their next excuse be, to remove dissent because it could cause deranged people to commit crimes? Trust me sometimes piracy or copyright infringment isnt aways a bad thing. Also on a side note the federal government has no right to pass legislation to control the internet. All powers not directed to the federal government are directed to the states or people, according to the 9th and 10th ammendments of the United States Constitution.
The bill below is titled: "Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010". It basically allows the president the power to shut down the infastructure.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s3480is/pdf/BILLS-111s3480is.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protecting_Cyberspace_as_a_National_Asset_Act.
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