The "Pirates" are finally taking their position in Massachusetts. Yes, the Massachusetts Election Division has accepted the Massachusetts Pirate Party as a political label. With this change, a voter in the state can now register as a "Pirate". It could be recalled that the United States Pirate Party was founded in 2006. However, time passed without the party being registered or officially accepted in any state.
With the party being given its legal status, they can begin working toward their vision and mission. The party is recognized as having its own set of ideals and trying to live up to them. They aim to "increase government transparency, promote personal privacy, reinforce the spread of knowledge through copyright reform, and abolish patents."
The party strives to make major reforms in the area of personal privacy. They said that the government should not use the 9/11 episode to increase its surveillance and domination over citizens. The PATRIOT ACT, wiretapping, surveillance cameras are only some of the government's ways of curtailing privacy of people. Also, in order to get more work out of their employees, corporations have amplified their spying activities.
Another area of concern is government transparency. The party strives to advocate citizens having control of their democratic destiny. This can be accomplished if people know what the government is doing and which special interests are influencing public elected officials. There seems to be a decreasing openness by government in abiding by open meetings. There are closed door deals that favor mostly corporations. Public information is also sold to private interests; all of these are harmful to democracy and privacy.
The Massachusetts Pirate Party has issued a statement, stressing that the government no longer gives people the chance to live up to the old principles. There is no focus on the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They also commented about how corporations have overcome the people, with the government intensifying their power. The party hopes that these ideals should be lived once more and be real for all.
The party's organizer said that the party is in the course of training activists. After deployment, they will concentrate on organizing and building local chapters. It is in the process of killing the Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act (COICA). Passage of this bill would sanction government to "take down any web domain found to host copyrighted material without permission". It is also looking for legislation before the Massachusetts General Court to determine which ones they should and should not support. The party is secure and optimistic that they will find its way to success in Massachusetts.
With the party being given its legal status, they can begin working toward their vision and mission. The party is recognized as having its own set of ideals and trying to live up to them. They aim to "increase government transparency, promote personal privacy, reinforce the spread of knowledge through copyright reform, and abolish patents."
The party strives to make major reforms in the area of personal privacy. They said that the government should not use the 9/11 episode to increase its surveillance and domination over citizens. The PATRIOT ACT, wiretapping, surveillance cameras are only some of the government's ways of curtailing privacy of people. Also, in order to get more work out of their employees, corporations have amplified their spying activities.
Another area of concern is government transparency. The party strives to advocate citizens having control of their democratic destiny. This can be accomplished if people know what the government is doing and which special interests are influencing public elected officials. There seems to be a decreasing openness by government in abiding by open meetings. There are closed door deals that favor mostly corporations. Public information is also sold to private interests; all of these are harmful to democracy and privacy.
The Massachusetts Pirate Party has issued a statement, stressing that the government no longer gives people the chance to live up to the old principles. There is no focus on the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They also commented about how corporations have overcome the people, with the government intensifying their power. The party hopes that these ideals should be lived once more and be real for all.
The party's organizer said that the party is in the course of training activists. After deployment, they will concentrate on organizing and building local chapters. It is in the process of killing the Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act (COICA). Passage of this bill would sanction government to "take down any web domain found to host copyrighted material without permission". It is also looking for legislation before the Massachusetts General Court to determine which ones they should and should not support. The party is secure and optimistic that they will find its way to success in Massachusetts.
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