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Article 35

I was reading this subreddit when it was sort of developing last night. I've been a long term member there and go pretty much every day to see what is happening. It's so huge you can't see everything...

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They also have a Super PAC set up so that when the time comes to pass the legislation, they can pay off whomever needs the bribe. If the MPAA can write legislation, so can Reddit.

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Article 33

This is how a democratic republic should work. With people crafting laws, then passing them onto legislators for refinement and passage. It could add another layer to the Checks and Balances system,...

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Well that's how Stephanie Meyer came up with "Twilight". So it apparently gets people somewhere.

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C'mon Chubby! TechDirtbags, when will you just admit your shepherd has been greasing the palms of legislation as a paid lobbyist? I guess it makes sense that he would recruit Reddit to do some...

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"I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant". Admiral Yamamoto, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto's_sleeping_giant_quote

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I wonder if can get sued for that?

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Re: I am optimistic

Reading this article has made my day. It gives me hope that this new kind of activity may save this country from both tyranny and destruction by bringing us back to the ideals freedom it was founded upon.

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Actually you can suggest that on Reddit and implement it in the Free Internet act ;)

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the masNIck just wAAAAnts to be the neXt BIG GATEKEEPER!

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I guess the point that I was making is that copy protection length reduction should be a separate act A: since people may disagree on other aspects of the free internet act, those other aspects may...

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It's not really practical. Would you like rapists to write the laws on rape? Most people seem up in arms that "big business writes the laws", yet they want to have their own narrow view of the world...

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Yes, god forbid "We the People" actually have a say in how we are governed. Majority rule is for suckers, amirite ac32?

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Article 22

I think it is time to ask reddit how much money google has paid them to fight against all the poor poor media distribution companies! Proof google is behind it? Everything trolls dont like is backed by...

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bill of rights?

It's not really practical. Would you like people who had religion, could speak, and fought a revolution to write the laws on freedom of religon, speech, and the right to bear arms? FTFY

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Don't know what "Free Internet Act" you talking, 'cause the one we're taking about starts with the following preamble: An international bill to promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and...

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Rapists writing laws on rape is like the MPAA and RIAA writing copyright laws. It's a narrow segment of the population with a vested interest that screws over everyone else. Yes, we elect people to do...

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And if the people we elected were actually the ones writing the laws, you might have a point.

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Article 17

Copyright holders are about to have a bad day, when the public debating those issues zero in on the fact that copyright is incompatible with democracy.

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naivete? Seriously?

You can say anything about reddit, but can't call it's members "political novices." Reddit is a very opinionated community and there are many people with law degrees and familiar with political process...

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