Rational Nation USA

By: Pamela D. Hart Around July 9th, Blogetery , a WordPress platform used by more than 70,000 bloggers, was shut down and its members were told by the web host, BurstNet , that service was terminated at the “request” of a law enforcement agency. The mystery is, WHICH agency made this request and WHY? Then approximately 5 days later iPBFree terminated its service with no explanation. There is speculation running amuck that Blogetery violated copyright laws, was posting child pornography, and also that some of its members were engaging in terrorist activities, like an al-Qaeda hit list and how-to tips on bomb construction. Another enigma, WHICH speculation is accurate? A spokesperson for the Recording Industry Association of America said it had no involvement with the termination of BurstNet’s shut down and a spokeswoman for ICE said, “While ICE's Internet piracy enforcement efforts are still very much ongoing, we were not involved with the action." A spokesperson for the Motio...

By: Les Carpenter III Rational Nation USA CNN anchors Kyra Phillips and John Roberts believe there should be an internet "gate keeper" to regulate the content of material posted on "anonymous" blogs. While both acknowledged the "mixed blessing of the internet" the also agreed that a crackdown on internet bloggers would be desirable. John Roberts said "There are so many great things that the internet does and as to offer, but at the same time Kyra, s you know, there is a dark side." There is going to be a point in time where these people have to be held accountable" Kyra said.  How about all those bloggers that blog anonymously? They say rotten things about people and they'rs actually given credibility, which is crazy. They'rs a bunch of cowards, they're just people seeking attention. Fail! What dear Kyra and Mr. John fail to recognize is that the constitution guarantees the right to free speech and press. Particula...