Stop SOPA/PIPA: An Op-Ed

This article has been censored due to the nature of its content as required by the Stop Internet Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act.

Kansas City area man, Zak Forlow has been --ro-esting the proposed laws that will undermine American's liberties for some time ----. He says------------------. However, his efforts to save the internet are being met with hostility by-----------------------------Senator Roy Blunt [R-MO]-----------who---is--a--------cosponsor-----of---------PIPA. Forlow is -----waiting----for Blunt to remove his name from the -egislation------, but that will likely-----------not--------happen.

PIPA---------------------------------------legilsation that will---------------cens-r---------------.

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House maj----------eader---rry Reid--------------scheduled a vote for January 24th.--------------------------------.--------------------------------------------------------------------.

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-------------------------------------------------this--egislation is very-f----ng dangerous. It will undermine the vitality of the internet--------------------------. ------------------------------------------!------------------------------------------?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!

The internet industr-------opposes this. Google,------, Wikiped----------,--acebook, and other orgnaizations are protest---PIPA and SOPA. Both of these pieces of ---gislation are------------going to undermine the industry's ability to creat jobs. They will violate the Fir---Amendment of the --ited Stat-'s const------------------.

--------------seriously-----------this--------legislation-----------will----------undermine-------the--------ability--------of-----------people---------all---------over-----------the----world---------to----------network-------------and---------to---exercise------------their----------CENSORED-given rights.

Comapnies like Wikipedia are temporarily blacking out service in --------rotest.

----although, the White --use has expressed concer--------the legislation---resdient Obam-has yet to threaten a veto----.

----Seriously, STOP ROY BLUNT! Stop Congress! Tell them to leave the internet alone. Contact your Congressperson and Senator and tell them a vote for SOPA and PIPA is a vote against our economy, and a vote against our rights. Tell these anti-regulation hipocrites that they need to stay away from the internet or youll fight to ensure they loose in their next elections. Tell them today, or you're internet might look more like that of Censor-loving Communist China, than freedom loving America. It's time to act. Save Examiner.com.------s------------. Save -------------. -----e-International Relations.--------------------. Save Goog------------------------. Save Amaz-n.---- Save the internet. Tell Congress today, or your internet could event-ally lo-k li-e th-s------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

Civil liberties loving progressives and anti-regulation conservatives can make common cause on PIPA and SOPA. One thing is fore sure, this is one area government regulation to this extent need not apply.

Learn more about SOPA/PIPA here.

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Luke Herrington holds degrees in government and history from Missouri Western State University. He was Legislative Intern to Missouri House Representative Ed Wildberger. He was Vice President of the Missouri Western Student Government Association, an Obama Organizing Fellow, a political columnist...

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