Congress Caves on SOPA/PIPA

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Power to the people has not been as strong as it was on blackout day regarding SOPA and PIPA since the hippie anti-war protests of the 1960s. Because millions of Internet users contacted Congress to stop legislation on bills that would result in Internet censorship, Congress indefinitely postponed SOPA and PIPA legislation. It looks as if we are safe, for a while anyway. But the government wants control of the Internet, and I’m afraid some other scheme will rear its head sooner or later. If you want some background on the situation, check out my article about SOPA and PIPA really being about government control. Saying it was about Internet piracy was just a front.

South Carolina Debate Started Off Lively

As I watched the candidates take the stage, I knew I would be open-minded to anything they had to say – all except Rick Santorum that is. He lost me before the South Carolina debate even happened when he compared gay marriage to polygamy. So the debate for me was among three people: Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney (and in that order).

The South Carolina debate had some good one-liners, but I was disappointed that the national debt was not a topic. Ron Paul was able to mention a couple of times though that he plans to cut $1 trillion his first year in office, mostly by getting rid of entitlements. I guess the debate never went there because no one wants to discuss that the United States is bankrupt. At any rate, if you want to see some of the memorable quotes from the debate and why Newt Gingrich received a standing O, check out my commentary from Yahoo! News.