User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/SOPA and PIPA Situation Summary/@comment-3410126-20120120080129/@comment-3134619-20120120081747

You clearly don't understand what these bills would give the government the power to do, nor do you understand how complex the netting that holds the Internet together is.

Yes, piracy is bad.

But the way SOPA and PIPA are written would allow the US government to attack US-based websites without due process and put thousands of people out of jobs; it could also potentially cripple the Internet. These bill would allow the government to do what the proponents say they are trying to avoid. You like wiki? You like writing about your favorite subjects? The government is calling you a pirate: Welcome aboard the ship, matey. Here's your complimentary eyepatch.