First off, I think anyone would be dimwitted to think that just because the name of a group appeals to some ideal like freedom or truth that they are actually working for the greater good of mankind. On the contrary, good groups tend to have name that are less vague in meaning.
As for "Choice", this proposed Bill doesn't restrict choice; it is one - by the Government. Can't the government decide to prefer Open Source Software? The doublespeak here is that these guys are appealing to individual liberty in a situation where it isn't relevent.
What if your boss made a decision that no one could buy company books from amazon because he doesn't like how they abused software patents in their lawsuit against Barnes & Noble? Or whatever. Doesn't authority come from the top? Will you cry "you're limiting my freedom"? No way. Because he rightly has the authority to make these decisions even if in some cases a book might be cheaper or ship faster from amazon.
The same thing applies to government. And if you ask me, I think we should deny politicians the "choice" to speak to money interests and their lobbiest cronies.
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First off, I think anyone would be dimwitted to think that just because the name of a group appeals to some ideal like freedom or truth that they are actually working for the greater good of mankind. On the contrary, good groups tend to have name that are less vague in meaning. As for "Choice", this proposed Bill doesn't restrict choice; it is one - by the Government. Can't the government decide to prefer Open Source Software? The doublespeak here is that these guys are appealing to individual liberty in a situation where it isn't relevent. What if your boss made a decision that no one could buy company books from amazon because he doesn't like how they abused software patents in their lawsuit against Barnes & Noble? Or whatever. Doesn't authority come from the top? Will you cry "you're limiting my freedom"? No way. Because he rightly has the authority to make these decisions even if in some cases a book might be cheaper or ship faster from amazon. The same thing applies to government. And if you ask me, I think we should deny politicians the "choice" to speak to money interests and their lobbiest cronies.