by Ron Paul
Until the late 1990s, individuals interested in Austrian economics, U.S. constitutional history, and libertarian philosophy had few sources of information. They had to spend hours scouring used book stores or the back pages of obscure libertarian periodicals to find the great works of Mises, Rothbard, Hayek, and other giants of liberty. Local library and university collections ignored libertarian politics and economics.
Today, however, the greatest classics of libertarian thought, libertarian philosophy, and libertarian economics are available instantly to anyone with internet access. Thanks to the internet, it is easier than ever before for liberty activists to spread news and other information regarding the evils of government power and the benefits of freedom. For the first time in human history, supporters of liberty around the world can share information across borders quickly and cheaply. Without the filter of government censors, this information emboldens millions to question governments and promote liberty.
This is why liberty-minded Americans must do everything possible to oppose– and stop– government attempts to censor or limit the free flow of information online.
One such attempt is known as “CISPA”, or the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. This bill will create a monstrous coalition of big business and big government to rob Americans of their protections under the 4th Amendment of the Constitution.
CISPA permits both the federal government and private companies to view your private online communications with no judicial oversight, provided they merely do so in the name of “cybersecurity.” But America is a constitutional republic, not a surveillance state– and the wildly overhyped need for security does not trump the Constitution.
“Cybersecurity” is the responsibility of companies that operate and make money in cyberspace, not taxpayers. Those companies should develop market-based private solutions to secure their networks, servers, cloud data centers, and user/customer information. The role of the US intelligence community is to protect the United States from military threats, not to provide corporate welfare to the private sector. Much like the TSA at the airport, CISPA would socialize security costs and remove market incentives for private firms to protect their own investments.
Imagine security-cleared agents embedded at private companies to serve as conduits for intelligence information about their customers back to the US intelligence community– while enjoying immunity from any existing civil or criminal laws. Imagine Google or Facebook reporting directly to the National Security Agency about the online activity of US citizens. Imagine US government resources being wasted on a grand scale to “assist” private companies in the global market. All of this would become reality under CISPA.
As of this writing, it appears that the House and Senate will not agree on a final version of CISPA this year. However, the Obama administration seems ready to impose provisions of this bill by executive order if Congress does not act soon.
The past five years have seen an explosion in the liberty movement, fueled in large part by the internet. Preserving that freedom is crucial if the liberty movement is to continue its progress. Therefore, all activists in the liberty movement have a stake in the battle for internet freedom. We must be ready to come together to fight any attempt to increase government’s power over the internet, regardless of the supposed justifications. We must resist voices from both the political right and left which alternatively seek to legislate morality or enforce political correctness with force. Copyright protection, pornography, cyberterrorism, gambling, and “hate speech” are merely excuses for doing what all governments have done throughout human history: increase their size, scope, and power.
Once we understand this, we understand the critical link between internet freedom and human freedom.
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Christian individuals will not want this, but a few individuals, comprising a “lobby” and using the title of Christianity, may certainly attempt it. Enter the Internet Reformation. I think the majority still lack an understanding of liberty. Even our Founders did not have a perfect understanding of liberty, nor do any of us post-Rothbard, as we are still discovering, honing our knowledge. But rest assured, no Christian individual with real knowledge of liberty wants to impose values by force.
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Heeeeere we go. It all comes out.
You christards pretend you love liberty until someone else does something you don’t agree with. Then you think you have the right to throw choice and autonomy out the window all in the name of a god that doesn’t exist and a mouldy book that doesn’t even mention abortion.
Grow up you spastic idiot.
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Your fears are now revealed. You have recited a dominant theme touted by the propagandists, used to manipulate, but believe it or not Christians are not in any position to impose force upon you; the state is. There is no evil Christian waiting under your bed – just as there is no Jihadist in your closet, no Jew hiding in your refrigerator – waiting to force you into submission.
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You’re just another Atheist who doesn’t give life value, and when you can’t defend the most basic principle of liberty, that somebody else has a right to live, that you can’t just kill them because you want to, you can’t pretend you’re defending liberty.
You can’t call yourself a Republican for the same reason I can’t vote for Gary Johnson; he’s a phony who turns his back on the most basic principles of liberty. If he won’t defend life, then he won’t defend anything, and it’s clear he won’t.
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“Take away state control and no Christian individual or group can exert any influence whatsoever over the way you live your life.”
Sure they can. They’ll use unjust force, and it existed long before any state. The same thing that brings down governments is the same thing that brings down anarchy, it’s the same thing that sends men to war, and burns souls in hell; mans covetous nature.
When you defend liberty with force, you’re serving justice, and you’ll only be free in a just society.
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Ron Paul NOT Gary Johnson!
Please read the fine print at fairtaxfraud . com
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Exactly, but don’t pretend that Christians aren’t trying to limit people’s rights to abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage with the state as their mechanism. Taking away state control means allowing others to make decisions that you don’t agree with.
Christians aren’t OK with that which is why we in the liberty movement aren’t Republicans.
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Ten Scariest Words in the English Language…
“I’m from the Government and I’m here to help you”
“CISPA”, or the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
CISP is another tool in Big Government’s arsanel to restrict your freedoms and to control the message.
“protection act” my ass.
Its simple Censorship run by another group of government Bureau_Rats.
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The latest movie Argo just came out. Another propaganda piece by Ben Affleck and George Clooney to make heroes out of the CIA and the Iran hostage crisis during the Carter Administration. Pure Hollywood fiction. Of course, it’s meant to show what evil people those Iranians are=including the women. Got to do something to justify what Obama is doing=after all it’s not his fault. This has been going on since they got rid of the Shah.
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As I said, right or wrong, I’m simply telling you the impression others get.
Christianity itself cannot control you; this is a false meme. Only the state can control you. Christians do not monopolize law, they do not monopolize justice, they have no legal right to steal or murder; only the state can do these things. Take away state control and no Christian individual or group (nor any other individual or group) can exert any influence whatsoever over the way you live your life.
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Good job sharing!
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Check out the 3rd Party Presidential Debate that took place 10/23/12! with Gary Johnson & Others hosted by Free & Equal. There is another debate next week!
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Denigrating something doesn’t illustrate fear of it. I would gladly denigrate belief in bigfoot, it doesn’t mean I am afraid of bigfoot.
Christianity certainly attempts to hold power over us all. They seek to limit women’s right to choose, they won’t allow gay marriage, the right to die, they try to force creationism to be taught in schools etc.
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Denigrating something doesn’t illustrate fear of it. I would gladly denigrate belief in bigfoot, it doesn’t mean I believe in bigfoot.
Christianity certainly attempts to hold power over us all. They seek to limit women’s right to choose, they won’t allow gay marriage, the right to die, they try to force creationism to be taught in schools etc.
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FYI, denigrating something illustrates fear of it. If you wish to call creationism stupid, you certainly may – I judge not – but you should know that others will perceive fear in this act.
Christianity holds no power over you. So fear of Christianity is not justified. Neither Ron Paul nor any other is threatened if you do not believe in creationism; see, we can coexist.
But the state does hold power over you. The state can use force against you. Therefore, fear of the state is justified.
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Oh yeah and they should attack him as a creationist…. creationism is stupid.
Dr Paul isn’t stupid, but creationism is.
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Well you haven’t mentioned the globalist shit so clearly you’ve realised you were being retarded when you said that.
As far as gay marriage goes I do agree with RP’s concept that you shouldn’t need to government’s permission to get married. Unlike you I have no problem with gay people, if you think you’re such a good Christian why don’t you treat gay people the way you want to be treated??
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Gary Johnson is on a live debate now!
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Gary Johnson is on a live debate now!
OraTVnetwork Youtube channel live stream now!
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I am sorry, but the reality is – in today’s world – the Ron Paul supporters are definitely not going to convert the majority of American citizens to their way of governing, never. It just ain’t going to happen. It isn’t that I disagree with everything you stand for, but, I strongly disagree and disapprove of your path, the avenue and the method of which you are trying to do to reach your goal. In other words, you turn off 98% of your fellow citizens with your extremism – even me.
I am sorry, but this group reminds me of the Islamic extremists of our current day. Your way or the highway. THIS GROUP NEEDS A COURSE ON PUBLIC RELATIONS, in the very worst way.
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SUCK MY FVCKING C0CK, YA WH0RISH PIECE OF SH!T.
Sounds like you have a loose assh0le. Oh and a filty cvnt of a wife. WHERE THE FVCK YOU AT, YA TW@T B!TCH?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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He supports freedom. Marriage is a personal matter, and has therefor NOTHING to do with government.
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Dear Ron. We are many around the world, who wish you had more to say in America.
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Libertarian BILL STILL is the ONLY candidate who understands where money should come from.See http://www.still2012.com
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this is like world war 2 all over again where nazi’s killing jews
THAT kinda tragedy and who do we blame? the people and the government for their ignorant and scared sissy like nature thinking this man is crazy because he IS change.
Vote for Gary Johnson
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Very true.
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BTW Ron Paul doesn’t support gay marriage. He wants the government out of the marriage business. People attack him as a creationist. How do you think he feels about two men sleeping together? He sets that aside, and understands that government is force, and there’s no force required for two people to be married.
There’s nothing I could do to stop two people from swearing an oath to each other and God. Gay men and women want a piece of paper and the entitlements that come with it.
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Foul mouthed Johnson sycophants like you are a perfect example of why I don’t support him.
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And I wouldn’t have been bored to sleep during the debate puppet show last night.
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Silly game? You’re the one playing silly games running your mouth, and you’re perfect example of why I don’t support Gary Johnson. He’s one big silly game that doesn’t share my politics.
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Explain which of those proposals suggests he is a globalist puppet.
You clearly have your head so far up your own ass that you don’t even understand the words that you’re using. Dr Paul would be in support of all of those proposals.
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This man may go down as the greatest President America never had
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A VOICE FOR MEN DOT COM
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I am not going to play a silly game. You ever heard of webster’s dictionary. RESEARCH IT YOURSELF. This is your prolbme, you are RELYING on OTHERS to research for you. I’t NOT MY PLACE to do this research FOR YOU. Learn on your own and you will be better prepared. I’m not saying you should support him, but at LEAST you shouldn’t support him for the RIGHT reasons, and NOT reasons that don’t make sense. Like made up defintions.
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1:00 to 1:03 …for now.
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ONLINE, RON PAUL IS PRESIDENT!
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