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US House passes CISPA
- Thread starter Good Job Bob
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Fucking idiots.
polyh3dron
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well they need to protect us from TEH CYBERZ
polyh3dron
Banned
yeah when it comes to cyber boogeyman stuff the dems are just as bad as the repubs
BoboBrazil
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Is anyone really surprised? MPAA will keep lobbying until a bill like this gets passed. They pay off politicians and the government to enact and uphold whatever they decide they feel like will increase their profits.
I'm not trying to play high horse here, but no one in my social network (which is almost entirely software and web devs) cared when a few of us started posting links and urged people to read about CISPA. It's sad because most of us (Canadians) gave a huge shit when SOPA was a big deal, but now no one seems to care about CISPA.
Looks like you need the giants of the net to get on board before people care.
Looks like you need the giants of the net to get on board before people care.
WeAreStarStuff
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This. Washington works for that $.
polyh3dron
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Worst part is that fucking Republicans will again say "ZOMG OBAMA IZ ANTI-BUSINESS" if he ends up having to veto this.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
They will get it through by renaming it the "WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN ACT of 2012" and then attaching a rider to it which gives subsidies to hog farmers in rural Arkansas.
Hot Coldman
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lol, old people
Good Job Bob
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06nbarnhill
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The rage in this thread is hilarious. I even agree that it shouldn't be passed but people need to take it down a notch. Especially since the bill will never go into law as is.
How about you save your panic and pissing contest for when it is actually needed?
How about you save your panic and pissing contest for when it is actually needed?
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Am I missing something here? This bill doesn't seem to have much to do with copyright infringement. Looks like it's a bill about sharing information on cyber security, and people are concerned that lack of oversight is going to lead to abuse.
Yes:
Republican: 206
Democrat: 42
No:
Republican: 28
Democrat: 140
Fuck the GOP.
Anyway, shitty news. Empire is crumbling...
Thank you kindly. Looks like my legislator voted for the legislation. So much for that phone call I made.
The internet was the last bastion of true freedom in America and the world. Why do you think it got so big so fast and made so many people so much money. You think today's US gov't is gonna allow that to stand?
Even if Obama vetoes it, they'll make some small change he says will make all the difference in the world to show people 'he's on their side'. Then he'll sign what does basically the same exact shit.
Happened with the Patriot Act extension, NDAA, etc. etc. This is no different.
Even if Obama vetoes it, they'll make some small change he says will make all the difference in the world to show people 'he's on their side'. Then he'll sign what does basically the same exact shit.
Happened with the Patriot Act extension, NDAA, etc. etc. This is no different.
The rage is justified considering this is the same bill as the last two, just under a different name. And with each new bill, the wording gets more, and more broad.
Online protest is a weak form to accomplish anyone so it shouldn't be a surprise.
People need to be vocal with the supporters of the bill and threaten to with their votes, unfortunately we have a very shitty voting population in this country which is okay with the elderly keeping ignorant incumbents in office.
People need to be vocal with the supporters of the bill and threaten to with their votes, unfortunately we have a very shitty voting population in this country which is okay with the elderly keeping ignorant incumbents in office.
I think the governments treat the internet as they treat the real world, to me it makes sense that they push for this, because right now they see it as their boarders are open.
I think before we can have a bill that is good for the users, some of the problems of the world offline should be fixed first.
I think before we can have a bill that is good for the users, some of the problems of the world offline should be fixed first.
TheNatural
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How about we vote for a law when no one can hold public office unless they're under 40 years old and can pass a simple cultural IQ test.
I'm actually pleasantly surprised in the amount of Dems who voted no.
Although my rep. was one of the Dems who voted yes...
SteveWinwood
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I wrote and called. Big difference that made.Thank you kindly. Looks like my legislator voted for the legislation. So much for that phone call I made.
I try to be courteous and professional but then I just get ignored. If I did anything to actually get their attention I'd be put on a watch list or arrested.
Especially if this bullshit bill passes! lol
To Far Away Times
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Republicans loving those moneyhats. Because anyone who reads the bill and understands the implications and votes yes is a fucktard.
Usually it's true, but not in this case -
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AYES NOES NV
REPUBLICAN 206 28 7
DEMOCRATIC 42 140 8Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
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Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
In this case, no.
edit: too late...
I should be surprised that republicans are supporting this one considerably more then democrats, while in the next breath pushing smaller government, when this is a textbook case of the exact opposite.
What?? Politicians doing something other than what they claim to stand for? Impossible!!
Eteric Rice
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God damn it.
Hopefully Obama vetoes the shit out of it.
Hopefully Obama vetoes the shit out of it.
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
I'm thinking he will, NDAA was passed with a super-majority, his veto would have been meaningless.
Thankfully this time, democrats are not voting for it in droves.
Orbis Tabula
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Wait, really? I had no idea that was by a supermajority. So all the people saying he could've vetoed it were wrong?
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
283-136 in the House
86 - 13 in the Senate
Yes, he could have vetoed it still, and forced congress to override his veto...
you mean like your pissing right now, and how its so clearly needed?
Yes -- there are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07So_lJQyqw
Edit: Wasserman flipped? She was pro-SOPA.
PhoenixDark
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Won't pass the Senate so it won't reach Obama's desk. And if it magically does, he'll veto it
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