Here's my contribution to the discussion on the resurfacing of the bill known as the 'right of reply' bill, which is nearing passage in both houses of Congress. I wrote it eight months ago, and it's relevant as ever, summing up what this insidious legislation is about. Fuck all those in Congress for even considering it.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
REMOVE THE FALSE SAFETY NET THAT IS THE GOVERNMENT
In the United States, there is the $50-billion scandal masterminded by Bernie Madoff. In the Philippines, we have the Legacy banks’ get-rich-quick scheme and the pre-need fiasco.
Such controversies bring about calls for the government to take action and just do something, if only to prevent another like occurrence. We have a pre-need code being ‘finalized’ in Congress for the past five years.
Also in Congress, we have another useless investigation supposedly ‘in aid of legislation.’ This is all part of the scapegoating process, where self-righteous, vote-scavenging government officials fingerpoint at other supposedly more remiss government officials, and say “Gotcha suckaz!” to naughty company executives.
Such controversies bring about calls for the government to take action and just do something, if only to prevent another like occurrence. We have a pre-need code being ‘finalized’ in Congress for the past five years.
Also in Congress, we have another useless investigation supposedly ‘in aid of legislation.’ This is all part of the scapegoating process, where self-righteous, vote-scavenging government officials fingerpoint at other supposedly more remiss government officials, and say “Gotcha suckaz!” to naughty company executives.
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