So, what is H.R. 1981? Basically it is a bill that would mandate our service providers keep track of nearly everything we do and everywhere we go online.
Who brought us this wonderful bill? It couldn't be the same jackass that brought us SOPA could it?
Wait. What? It is the same jackass? You gotta be kidding.
Nope. Not kidding.
In order to try to get something like this through Congress, the bill is titled "Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011." So, basically what this bill is trying to do is pit privacy against child porn, and if you're against this bill then you must be for child porn, right?
We're all against child porn, but we should also be against having our rights violated. This bill would enable the government to request your data, in secret, without any oversight.
Why can't the congress critters just write sensible bills that can stand on their merits? Write a bill that protects kids and doesn't violate our rights. Why do we continue to elect these people if they're not firing on all cylinders?
Against having your rights violated?
Go here, and write your congress person.
(For those of you in the same state as me, one of our representatives is a cosponsor of this bill.)
