The Liberty Lamp: Libertarian News & Editorials

Though I aparently naively thought they'd vote it down, the House of Representatives has just voted to include blogs in new Internet related campaign finance restrictions. What does this mean? First of all, and probably most obviously, it demonstrates that our leaders in Congress are primarily complete and utter ignoramuses (ignorami?) when it comes to voting on legislation related to technology. As usual, the majority of House members don't aparently have a clue in the world how technology and the Web work. Because they do not understand, they fear, and thus try to control and dominate it.

Secondly, the new rules, if fully ratified, will restrict YOUR right to free speech and association, as dictated by the Constitution and natural/God-given/whatever law. As we have seen so many times in the past, the majority of our national leaders are ignorant and of questionable integrity. They want to control you because they fear you and the majority of us Americans who are sick and tired of raped up the rear by greed and indifference all the time.

Remember- The maintainers of the status quo can at times seem scary. But they fear US far more than we need fear them!

ACT ON IT.