As a small business owner, it's more than a little frustrating to watch the actions of the US Chamber of Commerce in its support of pushing Congress to water down any bank and financial reform bill.
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So when is the impeacment process going to start? Or when is the US Department of Justice going to censor this Judge for conflict of intrest? Is this appointed official above the law?????
The US Government, if I'm reading <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetId=2769">this</a> correctly, has basically declared war on Wikileaks and other websites around the world. Specifically, the administration calls for action against "pirate" websites.
"Identify Foreign Pirate Websites as Part of the Special 301 Process. Included in USTR’s annual Special 301 report is the Notorious Markets list, a compilation of examples of Internet and physical markets that have been the subject of enforcement action or that may merit further investigation for possible intellectual property infringements While the list does not represent a finding of violation of law, but rather is a summary of information USTR reviewed during the Special 301 process, it serves as a useful tool to highlight certain marketplaces that deal in infringing goods and help sustain global piracy and counterfeiting"
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"Combat Foreign-Based and Foreign-Controlled Websites that Infringe American Intellectual Property Rights The use of foreign-based and foreign-controlled websites and web services to infringe American intel-lectual property rights is a growing problem that undermines our national security, particularly our inational economic security Despite the scope and increasing prevalence of such sites, enforcement is complicated because of the limits of the U S Government’s jurisdiction and resources in foreign countries To help better address these enforcement isues, Federal agencies, in coordination with the IPEC, will expeditiously assess current efforts to combat such sites and will develop a coordinated and comprehensive plan to address them that includes: (1) U S law enforcement agencies vigorously enforcing intellectual property laws; (2) U S diplomatic and economic agencies working with foreign governments and international organizations; and (3) the U S Government working with the private sector"
While this particular part of the War Against Sharing is couched in economic terms, we can be sure that punitive action will be taken against countries like Iceland that publish US secrets. US Citizens should be opposed to the strengthening of "Intellectual Property" laws for the sake of their own rights and should also be angry when the rights of others are imposed on.
"Open your minds a little bit and take a realistic look at our healthcare system and what has happened to it and the reasons for it. I think you’ll come to the same conclusions that I did."
Have you taken a look at the state of healthcare in Canada? It's not all that great - with waiting times that are excessive. In my town, new residents aren't even able to get their own family MD. Instead of an appt. with the doctor, they have to go to Emergency to have minor things treated.
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