OT: Scary new internet law in U.S. you need to read

[odinn7]

***Scottie, pal, I'm sorry for anything I've ever done, said, or implied that may have been offensiver or annoying to you. Please accept my humle apologies.

You're not really going to turn me in, are you?


***Hey, anyone notice Menard hasn't been here since this was brought up? I bet he's changed his name and appearance and has gone into hiding.


***One other thing, the government is so concerned about this...why don't they jump on the real problem: SPAM.
Also, what about those scammers from Nigeria that I have fun with? Can't do anything to them on this law because, well because they're not in this country. Yes, let's worry about someone annoying someone else like on a school playground (play nice kids!) but we'll overlook the real problems.

[Neville]

What worries me is that Internet is being used as a scapegoat by many administrations, which don't doubt to pass extremely harassing laws for faults or crimes that, did they took place on the streets (software and movie piracy, for instance), would be judged by far more relaxed standards. Not that the net is exactly safe or family friendly, ask me to sign ANY law against child porn or scams (like those Nigerian letters odinn7 mentioned) and I'll do it at once, but the more I think of the real motives behind some of those laws, the more worried I am.

So far the Internet has been one of the strongholds of free information, thinking and opinion, and looks like some people don't feel very confortable with the idea. Anyway, we'll probably know what those people really want when we see the first people getting arrested in application of this new law.

[Just Plain Horse]

So... anybody ready to fight for the citizen's rights yet? Or are we going to wait another couple of years? This should be a wakeup call, wether you are ready to heed it or not, depends upon your character.

[odinn7]

Rights? We still have rights? I thought they were slowly removing those from us while we weren't paying attention and now we have none left.

[Just Plain Horse]

Well... *looking around* I'm sure there's still.... Ah! here we are (clears throat):

 "All citizens of the United States still have the right to buy any and all products that give a protion of their proceeds back to the American Government."

Let's see... lots of mumbo jumbo about freedom from fear, though what that has to do with pirating a DVD is beyond me... oh, and here's another one...

"All citizens have the right to have anything- be it product, service, or baseless unfair judgements- enforced upon them by those who earn more capita a day than they earn all year..."

I think we found a place to start reworking the whole system of government here!


But seriously people, the ruse is over, we no longer need our government to tell us what to do. If we are capable of becoming a responsible and willing democracy- not an imperial theocracy- than we can not only overthrow the absurdly myopic power brokers who currently hold sway, but further more, make it a certainty that the need for them never again surfaces in our future. The time is immediate. There will be no tomorrow if we don't begin thinking over this matter today. Start telling others, start telling the world. Wake them up! We must learn to govern ourselves. What say you? Are you ready? Are you willing? Speak up!

[trekgeezer]

Okay, I started this as an informational thread. Let's not let it devolve into argument or anything.

[Just Plain Horse]

*grins* or a tangent? Agreed.

[ulthar]

Just Plain Horse Wrote:
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>
> But seriously people, the ruse is over, we no
> longer need our government to tell us what to do.
> If we are capable of becoming a responsible and
> willing democracy- not an imperial theocracy- than
> we can not only overthrow the absurdly myopic
> power brokers who currently hold sway, but further
> more, make it a certainty that the need for them
> never again surfaces in our future. The time is
> immediate. There will be no tomorrow if we don't
> begin thinking over this matter today. Start
> telling others, start telling the world. Wake them
> up! We must learn to govern ourselves. What say
> you? Are you ready? Are you willing? Speak up!

Which movie is that from?  jk ... :)  

[Just Plain Horse]

ulthar Wrote:
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> Just Plain Horse Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> > But seriously people, the ruse is over, we
> no
> > longer need our government to tell us what to
> do.
> > If we are capable of becoming a responsible
> and
> > willing democracy- not an imperial theocracy-
> than
> > we can not only overthrow the absurdly
> myopic
> > power brokers who currently hold sway, but
> further
> > more, make it a certainty that the need for
> them
> > never again surfaces in our future. The time
> is
> > immediate. There will be no tomorrow if we
> don't
> > begin thinking over this matter today. Start
> > telling others, start telling the world. Wake
> them
> > up! We must learn to govern ourselves. What
> say
> > you? Are you ready? Are you willing? Speak
> up!
>
> Which movie is that from?  jk ...  
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------
>
> Professor:  I noticed you stopped stuttering.
> Student:      I've been giving myself shock
> treatments.
> Professor: Up the voltage.
>
> --Real Genius
>
>
>
> Edited 1 times. Last edit at 01/10/06 07:56PM by
> ulthar.


Off the top of my head, but it does make me think of Oliver Stone's JFK. I do go off every once in a full moon, it's a gift.