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Because government wants control, and while we have to raise a lot of awareness in a short period of time to bring pressure to the politicians on this issue...

by MCRed 11y ago

Because government wants control, and while we have to raise a lot of awareness in a short period of time to bring pressure to the politicians on this issue... those who propose this legislation just go back when "Defeated" and rewrite it, put it forward under another name etc. I believe a lot of the stuff that was "defeated" in the past, got inserted into the recent "net neutrality" ruling that had the internets cheering! (800 pages if I recall, so I didn't read it to find out for sure.) They will not stop-- law enforcement types have permanent jobs and they're there each year claiming they need more and more control/surveillance.

protomyth 11y ago
Yes, but the other thing is the short period of awareness does not end with the political destruction of the sponsors of the bill. We defeat the bill but the sponsor walks away unhurt. Why are they not vilified for their anti-constitutional behavior?
- ionforce 11y ago
  All of this stuff takes effort. That people aren't willing to expend.
  - protomyth 11y ago
    add #JohnDoeHatesTheConstitution to your tweets for minimum effort - at least mention the bad players A company or institution cannot introduce or vote on a law, a Representative or Senator can
Frondo 11y ago
It isn't "government," it's a handful of politicians who've been bribed (legally, by way of campaign contributions). Want to stop this from happening, and make our elected officials more responsive to the people who elect them? Fight for campaign finance reform. That one fight will do more to "fix government" at all levels (i.e. make it responsive to the people) than just about anything else.