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An Open Letter to the President
- ChuckMcM 15y agoI totally sympathize with the point and totally understand the SEO technique of creating an account and submitting it a well read news site, but this part is where you lose me: "If SOPA passes, I for one pledge to both renounce my citizenship by 2014 and re-locate my business internationally. " You decide to run away? Really? Like anyone cares? I get the emotion, you can't stand it. But how about instead of running, how about becoming part of the solution? You know run for town council or something, start putting people to work and putting sanity into the world. Did you know that federal judges are appointed by the recommendation of local US Attorneys? They even have office hours! Its amazing but true, you can go to the US Attorney's office, make an appointment, and talk about what makes for a good candidate for federal judge, the kind that hear and then rule on lawsuits that challenge the validity of stupid laws like SOPA. Sure you can move to some other country, guess what, if you don't participate there the idiots who step in where reasonable people won't are going to screw you again. And then where will you go? Antartica? Seasteading? We can't run away and hope for someone to say "Oh crap there's nobody here any more." That won't happen. Take some personal responsibility for the crappy state of your country and work to fix it.
- ajays 15y agoAs someone said, "if you're not a part of the solution, you're a part of the problem". Renouncing citizenship is like surrender. If the principles are that important, once must fight for them.
- lmlj 15y agoThanks for the feedback, you're absolutely right. Anyway, just trying to do my small part to spread the word.