The big controversy going on in Washington right now deals with legislation aimed at further regulating Internet content. The purpose is supposedly to preserve intellectual property rights, but the ultimate result of the legislation, if passed and signed into law will be censorship of the Internet. In other words, freedom of speech could easily be undermined at the slightest suggestion of online piracy (even if the claim is unfounded).
And much like Ayn Rand envisioned in her novel, Atlas Shrugged, major websites like Wikipedia and Reddit, along with other groups and websites like Campaign For Liberty and Daily Paul, are participating in a blackout today as a protest to these bills.
According to Republican Liberty Caucus chairman Dave Nalle, the Senate version (known as the Protect IP Act, or PIPA) already has 40 co-sponsors, and is scheduled to be voted on this coming Tuesday, while the House version (Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA), still currently in committee, may see a vote soon thereafter.
As Jim DeMint wrote on Facebook, “” What's at stake here is Internet liberty. More than that, it's our liberty at stake here, and I hope you will contact your representatives in Congress and ask them to put an end to PIPA & SOPA. Campaign For Liberty has more on the matter of the bills, and I encourage you to read it and view the video as well. As Mr. Nalle says it, speak up for Internet liberty.
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