Originally posted by akai_senshi at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012

I heard the folks behind SOPA and PIPA are back with ACTA and a version that claims to be legislation to take down child pornographers, so ISPS HAVE to keep a record of everything you do for 18 months. Riiight. As with the case of MegaUpload and the dude in the UK who got extradited, the US already has the power to arrest you over copyright infringement. So WHY are they so fervently pursuing these things? Why are we treated like we all did something wrong already? Isn't the US about "Innocent until proven guilty?" And adding CHILD PORN to legislation to spy on people it to make you look like a criminal if it isn't passed? Wow, stop the planet, I want off.

I sure don't want my ISP recording everything I do and inspecting it WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE and a court order first. We need a constitutional amendment to protect privacy NOW. Now, when we sign up for Facebook and such we're aware that we no longer have total privacy, but no one NEEDS FB. We shouldn't have to give that up just so we can access what is basically a basic service, like phone and internet access. I don't oppose this junk because I pirate or am a pedophile, I'm opposed to our rights and privacy and due process being taken away. I don't like the tea party but I can't help but wonder if smaller government would be better so they don't keep trying to pull this crap? However that would present another problem, the TP would get rid of all social safety net programs and pretty much say "you're on your own, too bad" and we'd basically be stuck in a theocracy. I may be a Christian but I don't want to live in a place where it's basically forced on everyone. How would people like it if there was Sharia Law instead? That's what it would be like to people who weren't evangelicals. I believe in Gay Rights, Social Services, freedom of religion, separation of Church and State and Social Equality. (being a liberal Christian is a hard concept for my conservative brethren to fathom, they think I'm an apostate because I don't hate gays or Muslims) Why can't a Fuck You Corporate Government yet socially liberal person step up to the fucking plate already???

http://www.6theory.com/forum/index.php/topic/80386-the-new-re-worded-version-of-sopapipa-that-will-get-passed/
http://investmentwatchblog.com/threatening-new-bill-worse-than-sopapipa-this-bill-entitled-the-protecting-children-from-internet-pornographers-act-of-2011-is-a-bill-with-overly-broadened-language-that-greatly-threatens-all/#.TxyPfPk8dOm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Xg_C2YmG0

Makes sense that people making a fuss about piracy are guilty of instigating and promoting it, so they can profit twice. It's like leaving a wallet on a bus bench on purpose and then arresting the one who inevitably takes it. Not to mention making laws that make you a felon for the smallest act of copyright infringement (it is actually illegal to sing "Happy Birthday" in public, you know, I'm concerned that Bentleyville will get in trouble with the RIAA because they play copyrighted music which is illegal without a license) which guarantees that many many more people will go to prison, costing taxpayers more to feed and house them, while the big media companies laugh all the way to the bank.

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Not mine but XDDD

Originally posted by gabrielleabelle</lj> at Mississippi Personhood Amendment

Right now I feel like I'm the only sane man. Am I honestly expected to agree with other people's decisions or they won't be my friend? Is it really none of my business when your decisions could harm others, possibly me? Is that what a "friend" is? An unquestioning yes-man? I'd rather be alone than forced to do that. God gave me a fine (if a little eccentric) brain, and I get nothing but grief for using it.

( long ass rant about stupid people and hypocritical christians and so on )

Stop the planet God, I want OFF.

Not talking to Mom at the moment, the fourth won't be very fun...

on a lighter note:

I'm finally feeling loads better after my procedure to widen my pyloric channel (exit to my stomach) I had a bad reaction to one of the drugs and was ok'ed to stop taking it, will continue nexium and carafate though. I am also pain free and acid reflux free!

I do indeed, have an ulcer. cause: backed up stomach contents due to a too-tight pyloric passage, which was dialated so food can pass through again. I will be visiting my doc for an I told you so about being sick.

I should be feeling like a million bucks as soon as my ulcer heals, I have meds to help with that. I will post pictures if requested.

I've been sick. Really sick. My stomach has been hurting so bad that I have gone to the ER four times in the last week. the third time they gave me viscous lidocaine (a painkiller) to swallow directly down mixed with Maalox, and it brought me untold relief for a short time, and my high heart rate and BP went way down. It was so bad that I didn't eat for four days afterward. I gave up going to my GP at St. Mary's because she never thinks anything is seriously wrong, and she and the ER docs refused to refer me to a GI specialist, so Mom took me to St. Lukes.

They immediately tell me that my situation does indeed send up red flags, and immediately referred me to a GI specialist who I saw today, he agreed to scope me and do a stomach lining biopsy next week, which was just amazing, and they treated me like I wasn't BSing and believed I was miserable.