Governmental Internet Control

In spite of Al Gore's best efforts, the "invention" of the internet was not his brain child. As a matter of fact, the idea that anyone in the government had the foresight enough to "grow" the internet into what it is today is absolutely absurd.

Nevertheless, King Obama and his thug co-hearts have decided that once again, the government should jump in and take total control over something they have no true ownership of in the first place. There is a specific involvement that the military had in it's (the Internet) initial inception, as well as many other individuals and institutions who have also had a hand in its design and growth. However, the "creator" of the Internet has been discussed on multiple blogs, boards, media outlets, etc. and my point here was not to discuss its creator as much as the government's role in it as it is today.

In the end, it has been FREE ENTERPRISE that has truly been the motivating factor in its continued growth and wide acceptance. Man's innate desire to expand and create beyond his current borders (albeit virtual in this case) is the real reason the Internet has become what we know it to be today.

Whether you are a small, medium or large business looking to get into e-commerce, a service company (like myself) looking to promote your capabilities, or an individual wanting an unedited outlet to express your thoughts to the rest of the world (such as this blog), the Internet offers a practical and cost effective way to do it.

The government has not been here to help companies figure out how to make the Internet profitable, nor has it been there to help bloggers learn how to get their ideas to the public. In the future, as technologies continue to shift and as people continue to change the way they receive their information, it will also not be the government leading that charge and coming up with solutions to those "problems". It will be the small business owner who is personally invested in his own success and it will be in the specific individual that feels their ideas have worth and that there are others in the world who share their interests and want to hear more.

We must continue to defend our free speech and the technology that we created and continually pay for with our own hard-earned money. Tell your representative today to keep the government's greedy fingers off of our Internet.