I've been waiting to break out my foil hat since launch. LET THE DONNING BEGIN!

I was more curious about the reference to secret rulings against citizens, which sounds made up.

Citations? I don't disbelieve you, I just don't want to hunt down information that's less than correct.

I've heard it's got something to do with digital eggs.

Depends on how good the lawyers are.

Allow me to summarize:

Apparently, scientists understand marketing.
Viruses are not as small as we once thought they were.

Bonus fun fact: amoebas are dumb.

Laws regarding filming children (usually more restrictive, sometimes very much so) add to the stickiness of this situation.

I "rode" the Alien 4D ride as a kid and nearly crapped myself. Thinking back, I have no idea how my dad refrained from laughing until his head exploded.

At least I have something to look forward to when I have kids.

That's the point!

If you make/ influence bills to become long/ complicated/ vague/ dense/ etc, no one reads it (seriously, few of these idiots crack open a page. I would not be surprised to learn that a few are functioning illiterates)-- then politicians rely on lobbyists to " explain" why it should be supported, with the added benefit of manipulation after passing due to convoluted language and unnecessary additions.

The impression that politicians understand what they're voting on is ( obviously) fatally flawed. If politicians were smart, they wouldn't be politicians.

I didn't want to be scolded in twitter for being heartless, so I haven't expressed my concerns: will someone take this issue up as a reactionary justification for stricter internet regulation (CISPA) a la PATRIOT act? We all know the pudding inside politicians heads is only capable of reaction, be it to money or tragedy. I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but the nuttier of the gun nuts say the recent shootings are a conspiracy-- screw it, I'll say it: YOU'LL HAVE TO PRY THE INTERNET FROM MY COLD DEAD CARPAL TUNNEL SUFFERING HANDS. /crazy