Comment: Like a ratchet (Score 5, Insightful) 298
You know what's funny about the prevailing systems of government in this era? They're all about writing new laws, making new things illegal, regulating more and more of their citizen's lives and centralizing more and more power in the hands of a VERY few.
It never goes the other way. Ever.
How often do over reaching laws get repealed? How often does government say "hey we don't need to regulate this realm anymore because circumstances have changed"?
How often have you seen governments de-centralize things in order to make them more responsive to the needs of the citizens they serve?
How often does government shrink or even stop growing at exponential rates? How often have they become less involved when it was needed?
In fact, most governments call decreases in projected increases as "cuts".
If next year something happens that causes the government to no longer need (by their justification) to control the internet, you think they will cede control?
If you're not with Ron Paul and the Freedom movement, you're part of the problem.