I open with the following question:
Q: What does the proposed SOPA (“Stop Online Piracy Act”) legislation have in common with gun control?Click through to read more on how this applies to SOPA, gun control, freedom, and limited government.
A: Both would punish the innocent for the bad acts of a guilty few.
This piece isn't directly related to health care policy, but I do briefly discuss how ObamaCare is yet another example of this dangerous statist mindset.
For more detailed discussion on how SOPA could have "broken the Internet", technically-minded readers might enjoy Paul Vixie's article from 1/11/2012, "Refusing REFUSED". Because of the intense political pressure from anti-SOPA advocates, some legislators have proposed a modified version of SOPA that they claim will avoid some of these technical problems.
PJMedia also published the following technical analysis on 1/14/2012, "SOPA and PROTECT-IP: A Line-By-Line Analysis of the Bills We Must Kill".
Diana has more links and information about SOPA in her recent webcast on this topic, "SOPA and Online Piracy".
(Note: This OpEd was written the day before the 1/18/2012 "blackout" and subsequent political events.)
Update: Thank you, Instapundit, for the link!
