Saw this thread churn its way to the surface,and decided to throw my two cents in(I know,here he goes again).
The sum of human history has always been for the establishment of some form of order.The forms that it takes vary from basic co-operation to totalitarianism.At this point in the history of the U.S.,we have already passed the logest point that any democratic govornment has ever exsited by between 50 and 100 years.Most of the experiments in democrasy usually failed after the first 100 years,and usually drift towards either facism,or some form of "nanny state".What this act is doing,from my somewhat jaundiced veiw,is allowing folks that fear change(and isn't democracy at its heart all about change?)to feel that if they chose to not to be an active part in there own lives,that the bad people will leave them alone.Its in human nature to avoid strain nowadays,as well as in the past,so this is nothing new.
You have a choice.I,for one have chosen to pretty much ignore this act,and thru some of the information I have spread over the years,to probably directly contravine sections of it.No,not looking for martyrdom,not looking to change the world,or history,or even people's minds.Just providing options by way of information.If this is a crime,so be it.Three hots and a cot doesn't sound too bad as long as I have access to books.And I doubt that the powers that be consider me much if any threat.But,as long as people are willing to learn,and learn that the greatest strenght that the individual has is the ablity to say the word "no",irregardless of consiquence.we can keep on learning to be free.
