Kompressor

Is the Senate Trying to Sneak In a New SOPA Bill?



After the Internet bandied up together and killed SOPA, you'd think the government would be a little weary of introducing SOPA-like bills less the Internet start a revolution and start calling out dumb politicians. Guess not though because it looks like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid still wants to censor the internet with a new bill hidden under the mask of cybesecurity. SOPA in sheep's clothing.

According to The Daily Caller, details about the bill are "shrouded in secrecy" though "clues available to the public suggest that the bill might be stronger" than previous bills and "broadly expand the authority of executive branch agencies over the Internet." Supposedly, Reid will couch the new SOPA with some sort of cybersecurity bill to create a Frankenstein monster law. Of course, this is all conjecture, which means nothing is really happening yet but it's clear that the government wants something to happen.

We don't want to cry wolf on this bill but it's clear that the government has full intention in creating laws that'll shackle down the free reign of the Internet. When will they learn. We'll keep an eye on this as it progresses. [The Daily Caller]

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Jester4yall

1st sentence last paragraph..

They are already wining with the voluntary closings of torrent sites. The Megaupload deal shook them all up.

Arrgg mateys its plundering time they want our vessel....harrdy har harrr

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wellfleation

Usually what the strategy is by our ass-hole "reps" is to write up outrageous legislation knowing it will be defeated. Then they come up with a less outrageous yet still criminal piece of policy so most everyone will say, "See, we won! This isn't half as bad as the original! ! !" We are idiots and so this technique works most of the time.

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Galt

"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
- Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956)

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Kompressor

If that were true, half of SOPA would have passed.

This secretive plan is supposedly worse.

Thank God for the internet.

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Galt

Til we get a little too unruly for 'em and they pull the plug.

Komp, you're an IT guy. You ought'a post a DIY on establishing adhocs, like they had to resort to in Egypt when the rulers tried to shut 'em down.

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"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
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"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

Kompressor

I kinda did the first time around, revealing IP addresses to the most popular sites as well as Yahooka in case they implement DNS shutdowns.

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Dr. Nick Nasty

The last desperate attempt to stop the open source revolution...

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Buds Bundy

does this mean they would censor porn too?

i hope not

Xvideos is like a second home to me

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