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Originally Posted by zamler
All I can say is what the hell?
Your rant is way off base, and you completely missed the point.
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Well then what is the point?
The only other thing you said in your post was that the MPAA supported it, so it was obviously a bad thing, as though the MPAA was some sort of al-Qaeda funded organization.
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Originally Posted by longsuffering
The outrage comes from the US taking on the role of worldwide Internet police.
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I understand that portion of the argument, and it certainly has many valid points, but he wasn't making that argument. He was saying that the government shouldn't be allowed to decide what is illegal, which is obviously a ridiculous statement, because all forms of government since the beginning of time have decided what is illegal and what is not.
Edit: Just to clarify, let me say that I am against the idea of restricting the flow of information on the internet. I do not think that this bill provides any sort of sweeping powers to any government official, elected or not, that somehow infringes upon anyones rights. What it does do, is provide for the investigation of and the subsequent court ordered action to be taken against websites that are providing illegal products.
These actions will be taken by the judiciary arm of the government and overseen by the legislative and executive branches. This is the exact same thing that happens with every other law that is passed and applied to the citizens of any country.