Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), who introduced the bill and chairs the House Judiciary Committee, says it will help “stop the flow of revenue to rogue websites and ensures that the profits from American innovations go to American innovators”. However, the tech freedom organization Fight for the Future (and tech companies such as Google, Yahoo!, Facebook and more) claim the bill would “stifle free speech and innovation” and have launched a campaign to spread the word and ask Congress to oppose it.
The House Judiciary Committee could vote on H.R.3261 soon, but the Senate Judiciary Committee has already approved its piracy bill, the Protect IP Act. It has been placed on hold, however. Check out the video above and visit fightforthefuture.org/pipa for more information.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson appears in a poignant anti-gun PSA as he calls for an end to the senseless acts of violence that claimed the lives of over 8,000 individuals last year, according to the FBI’s uniform crime reports.
On Friday (November 11), President Barack Obama, assisted by Sgt.1st Class Chad Eric Wayne Stackpole, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Sergeant of the Guard, commemorated Veterans Day by visiting Arlington National Cemetery and placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington, Virginia, before paying tribute to the men and women defending our country, many of whom will be coming home in the coming weeks.
“Because of their incredible efforts, we can stand here today and say with confidence the tide of war is receding. In just a few weeks, the long war in Iraq will finally come to an end. Our transition in Afghanistan is moving forward. And my fellow Americans, our troops are coming home.”
President Obama mentioned that while the war in Iraq may be winding down, “the nation we now need to build is our own“. In a video dedication to veterans, he mentioned that the country “has a sacred trust with our veterans — to guarantee you the care and benefits you’ve earned, and the chance to share in the opportunity you defend”. As a result of this, the post-9/11 GI Bill will be fully-funded and other initiatives have been announced to “help our returning heroes”. In his Veterans Day remarks, the president commented that “just as our greatest generation left a country recovering from depression and returned home to build the largest middle class in history, so now will the 9/11 generation play a pivotal role in rebuilding America’s opportunity and prosperity in the 21st century“. View President Obama’s full address below. Continue
It’s been over 15 years since Keith Sweat gave us the hits “Twisted” and “Nobody”, but the R&B crooner has continued to make music and released his eleventh studio album, ‘Til the Morning, earlier this week. Check out the title track, and share your thoughts.
“Because of their incredible efforts, we can stand here today and say with confidence the tide of war is receding. In just a few weeks, the long war in Iraq will finally come to an end. Our transition in Afghanistan is moving forward. And my fellow Americans, our troops are coming home.”
