Long ago, Jefferson warned, "The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground." The exceptions to that rule have been few and far between recently, and ought to be celebrated when they occur.
One did this past week with the announcement that supporters of the so-called "Stop On-Line Privacy Act" and the "Protect Intellectual Property Act" have indefinitely postponed their measures after an unprecedented protest across the Internet.
SOPA and PIPA pose a crippling danger to the Internet because they use the legitimate concern over copy-right infringement as an excuse for government to intrude upon and regulate the very essence of the Internet - the unrestricted and absolutely free association that links site to site, providing infinite pathways for commerce, discourse and learning.
Read entire transcript at www.tommcclintock.com
Thank God for THE CONSTITUTION!!!
bradlom80 3 weeks ago
Thank you for standing with the Constitution. We have to take our country back in 2012.
NajaranStar 3 weeks ago
While SOPA and PIPA and ACTA are bad, this fool supported the NDAA which is even more dangerous. If these tyrants have no faith in our court system, why should we have any faith in this system?
evilfurby1 3 weeks ago
@mt94545 I'll let my Rep & Senators know I also oppose that bill.
dlsofsetx 1 month ago
@dlsofsetx He doesn't give a rats ass...Wake up buddy! Lets see how he addresses the new Internet bill O.P.E.N. Act...Online Protection & ENforcement of Digital Trade Act, It has to stop, the 1st Amendment is at stake.
mt94545 1 month ago
@mt94545 I oppose NDAA also.However,McClintock is right here.
dlsofsetx 1 month ago
Don't you just love YouBoob shilling for the the White House with their little telephone link?
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This CLOWN voted for N.D.A.A. BILL HR1540/Section 1031 Indefinite Detention of US Citizens without Due Process,,,,So do you think his speech is SINCERE or FIGHTING for 2012 REELECTION?
mt94545 1 month ago 2