The 2nd Amendment should protect the Internet, not your AK47

Re:The 2nd Amendment should protect the Internet, not your AK47 by beatgammit on Friday December 21, 2012 @12:47PM (#4953663)

I agree 100%. If needed, I'm sure the NRA could get 500 million or so to start a militia. They may not be in the best state physically, but that's not needed for guerilla-style warfare. But I think we're a long way off before that happens (even though the gov't is already pretty corrupt).

I agree with the author that the Internet is a much more powerful tool in terms of affecting policy in Congress. We saw that with SOPA/PIPA, and I bet we'll see it again if there's another bill that similarly tries to restrict our freedoms. It's not perfect, but it effectively amplifies a single voice and can even replace physical organization.

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Re:The 2nd Amendment should protect the Internet, not your AK47 by ef4 on Friday December 21, 2012 @12:51PM (#4953682)

> If needed, I'm sure the NRA could get 500 million or so to start a militia.

There are only 309 million people in the United States, so that would be quite a feat.

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Re:The 2nd Amendment should protect the Internet, not your AK47 by beatgammit on Saturday December 22, 2012 @12:41AM (#4955880)

Type-o, I meant 500 thousand...

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Re:The 2nd Amendment should protect the Internet, not your AK47 by tjic on Friday December 21, 2012 @01:04PM (#4953744)

H-1B visas.

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