Karen Kwiatkowski: Blackout? Internet blacklist? Blame Bob Goodlatte
SOPA is extremely bad legislation, and it was written and introduced by Bob Goodlatte, in his role as Chairman of the Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Subcommittee, late last year. SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, has taken much of the criticism. But the bill is Bob’s baby.
Bob’s bad bill creates blacklisting, increases bureaucratic power over Internet providers and users, and is technologically misaligned with – and even destructive of – the architecture of the Internet.
Wednesday’s blackout shouldn’t have been necessary, but Bob doesn’t listen to the people, to entrepreneurs, or to the technology community. What should really embarrass and enrage 6th District residents is that our very own official in Congress has nearly singlehandedly, by taking money and advice from Hollywood content producers and big pharma/big ag (Pfizer/Monsanto), cost businesses millions of dollars in revenue and inconvenienced many more millions of internet users. Bob Goodlatte – in our name – has told the world he doesn’t support due process and the traditional American concept of innocent until proven guilty.
Bob’s out of touch, and all of 6th District should be ashamed of him. I know James Madison and Thomas Jefferson would be.
Karen Kwiatkowski of Mount Jackson is a candidate for the Sixth District Republican congressional nomination.
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“it was written and introduced by Bob Goodlatte,”
How about some proof?
You should see my letter to him! Want to express your disgust to him too? Here you go:
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
Phone: 202-225-5431
Twitter: @RepGoodlatte
and his website where you can find a form to email him:
http://goodlatte.house.gov/contacts/new
Proof about what Karen said?
Here’s a link and look under “SUPPORTERS” at this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act
in which it will say:
“The Stop Online Piracy Act was introduced by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) and was initially co-sponsored by Howard Berman (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), John Conyers (D-MI), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Timothy Griffin (R-AR), Dennis A. Ross (R-FL), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Lee Terry (R-NE). As of January 16, 2012, there were 31 sponsors.[82] ”
Don’t worry, Wikipedia didn’t black that section out today!
One more link for ya on the real facts about SOPA and PIPA which are condensed into one page. :
https://www.eff.org/sites/default/files/SOPA-PIPA-one-pager.pdf
and why SOPA violates the First Amendment:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/75153093/Tribe-Legis-Memo-on-SOPA-12-6-11-1
Proof? What’s proof got to with it?
Beware of Karen Kwiatkowski and Lisa McCumsey, for they are attempting to “crazy-make” their way into political power.
Mike Lam
Elkton, Virginia
Dr. Kwiatkowski SPECIFICALLY stated that Congressman Goodlatte both wrote and introduced this legislation. I see NO PROOF that Congressman Goodlatte either wrote or introduced this legislation. Let’s not play mind games here folks!
Self-serving dribble designed to put down an opponent. You really do think we’re all stupid, don’t you?
Goodlatte’s website announcing his introduction of the bill (it started in his subcomittee he chairs on “IP, Competition & the Internet)
http://goodlatte.house.gov/press_releases/281#
Here Techdirt talks about Goodlatte’s part in the bill.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111230/13575817239/candidates-starting-to-turn-sopa-into-campaign-issue-karen-kwiatkowski-goes-after-bob-goodlatte.shtml
Goodlatte has been in politics too long, and it’s showing. Time to send him home to get a real job.
Kwiatkowski doesn’t have a real job either. She lives on government largesse. Has been for 20 years.
“Goodlatte’s website announcing his introduction of the bill (it started in his subcomittee he chairs on “IP, Competition & the Internet)
http://goodlatte.house.gov/press_releases/281#”
That doesn’t prove that he wrote it.