Yesterday, this author noted the pending Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which critics have dubbed the “internet kill switch.” One of the toughest fighters in Congress, Darrell Issa, has taken up arms against it, saying it would give Eric Holder the right to shut down websites at his whim. The Daily Caller reports:
In a statement released Tuesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa criticized an amendment proposed by Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, saying it does not fix anything and would give “Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice broad new powers to police the Internet.”
SOPA, which is Smith’s bill, would place authority over websites that facilitate copyright infringement under Justice Department jurisdiction. Under SOPA, the Justice Department would have to lay out its case before a federal court that the foreign site is illegal and infringes upon copyright law before obtaining a court order to block the site or sever its financial ties.
The bill — heavily criticized by politicians, social networking sites and political advocacy groups for its “broad reach” — is expected to see full committee markup before Smith’s House Judiciary Committee Thursday. The bill currently has the support of 29 bipartisan cosponsors, in addition to many groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, MPAA, RIAA, Comcast and Go Daddy.
“The manager’s amendment retains the fundamental flaws of its predecessor by blocking Americans’ ability to access websites, imposing costly regulation on web companies and giving Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice broad new powers to police the internet,” said Issa.
Darrell Issa: Another day, another patriotic save.
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Don't give Eric Holder anything but a notice of impeachment.
I'll give him something else……about 15 years (at least!)
To impeach these people we would hafta overthrow the government. IF Obama does win, there is gonna be hell to pay. Too many just waiting impatiently for chaos.
Some hot lead.
Don’t Give Eric Holder the Internet Kill Switch?
Don’t Give Eric Holder a cell phone … they aren't allowed in prison. Why hasn't he been charged for conspiracy and Ricoh Statutes in connection w/ arms trafficking and treasonous acts against the Country and violating the sworn oath to uphold rather than try to subvert the Constitution yet ?
Thank goodness for Issa. Can you imagine if the person in his Oversight committee were a Dem? There would be no investigation of Solyndra or Fast & Furious, etc.
This administration's overreach is staggering.
Particularly angers me when people like McCain or other RINOS push for legislation like this or the indefinite detention.
It is one of our main freedoms they haven't taken away. Well, 2 freedoms. The freedom of the press, which we have at our fingertips. The other, of course, would be freedom of speech. Like recently facebook tried to block many conservatives. Some left, some stayed and fought, and some have come back!
Shut down websites. I guess they would just delete me as if I never was. BUT I GOT NEWS FOR THEM! I will not go down easily. I am a fighter, and just don't stand for injustice. God bless America! AND Merry CHRISTmas! Remember if you use "xmas", who's name are you putting an x over!
Now i have heard everything. Under the guise of Copyright infringement, that Smith Boy is going to do whatever he can to give eric Kolder the Keys to Control the internet, Eric Holder, booooyeee! They still have have people Breathing that thinks Eric Holder is trustworthy, am I surprise. When that youngman opens his mouth, you know he is lieing. What will be next for the obama crew, permission to take a crap in the morning? Forgive me for my crudness, but America should NOT put up with this crap, and it seems like as time goes by, Obama's Crew is thinking whatelse they can take from the citizens of America in the effort to Control us.
Michael, once they have taken ALL of your freedoms and liberties then they will take your LIFE if you disagree.
Well……can we count on our congress to do anything FOR the people who elected them?????
I cheer for Issa. I hope he has more success than the public does in making the gov't do as the PEOPLE want.