Saying anything bad about this bill or how stupid I think it is could land me in Federal Prison if this passes and becomes law.
I'm not going to go into huge detail about it but I will leave the links for you to look at and research yourself. Basically, this bill says that if you speak your mind about politics or say that the current President is a dipshit you could go to prison. The bill states:
". . . the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."
Which suggests that if you said, "John McCain is an idiot and should be tossed off a cliff" you could be arrested for planning and threatening an occurance that might or might not happen.
It could also mean that bands that have music that suggest violence or acts against the government will be censored. Bands such as Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, Megadeth and so on.
Feel free to research this farther and make your own desicions. Here are some links that will help you.
Track the bill through it's process here: GovTrak.us
Daily Congressional
Congresspedia
Contact your Representatives and Urge them to shut down this bill.
I'd also like to thank Look What I Did for bringing this to my attention. Check them out on their Myspace Page. If you add them let them know where you heard about them and why.
Contact your Representatives and let them know where you stand. It does make a difference and it can help to shape the world.
Let's help stop our government from becoming too obtrusive and too censor happy. The world doesn't need another China.
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