Some excellent coverage of the campaign on the tech-news site CNET
Rep. Lamar Smith could pay a steep political price for authoring two bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act and an online surveillance measure, that have become loathed by millions of Internet users.
He’s facing an unexpected primary challenge from an ex-lawman who believes Smith has little regard for the U.S. Constitution–and who plans to use those bills as a lever to pry his opponent out of a congressional seat he’s occupied since 1987.
Richard Mack, the retired sheriff and constitutional conservative who’s aiming to unseat SOPA author Rep. Lamar Smith.
Richard Mack, an Arizona sheriff who retired to Fredericksburg, Texas, is a self-described “constitutional conservative” with a long history of supporting causes close to the hearts of Republican primary voters, including states’ rights, individual rights, and Second Amendment rights.
Because Smith heads the House committee charged with writing copyright law, he’s become Hollywood’s favorite congressional Republican. The TV, movie, and music industries are the top donors to Smith’s 2012 reelection committee, according to data complied by the Center for Responsive Politics, and Smith endorsed a 2002 proposal allowing Hollywood to hack into the PCs of Americans suspected of illicit file sharing.
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I wish you would come up here to New Hampshire and teach
the fools here about something called “The Constitution” !!
The Sheriff’s and the governor and senator seem to like ignore most/all of it.
Good case- look at what they did to “Edward and Elaine Brown”
They did Nothing!! What a shame in the “Live free or Die State ”
The Sheriff, i think should have been fired!!
and maybe fined, and maybe spend some time in jail for
“Dereliction of duty” and “Violation of Oath of Office”.
Not to say everything the Brown’s did was right
but are they that “BIG” of a threat that we needed to send a 68/67 year old man and wife to Federal prison?
Yea, put the brown’s in jail,…and let the illegal’s, the Sheriff, and your governor and senator’s keep breaking the Law??
What the hell is the matter with you people ?
Eric.
USNVet
Thank you for your comments! Your observations are spot on. The same thing is happening all over the country. Please rally your friends, family and neighbors to support me and to support others who place a high value on the U.S. Constitution.
You have my full support sir. I will be moving back to Texas when my Marine Corps contract is completed July 13, 2012. If you need anything, please feel free to contact me on my email posted and I will gladly send you more thorough contact information.
Thank you for fighting for us!
Andres M. Ojeda (USMC)