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Orrin Hatch: clueless and malevolent. "'If we can find some way to [stop file sharing] without destroying their machines, we'd be interested in hearing about that,' Hatch said. 'If that's the only way, then I'm all for destroying their machines. If you have a few hundred thousand of those, I think people would realize' the seriousness of their actions, he said." [WashingtonPost.com] [viaalgorhythm]

This kind of outburst is what we expect from junior Congressmen who don't know any better. But it is not something that should come from the mouth of a ranking official in our government. This is pretty close to the stupidity publicly demonstrated by Trent Lott (racist laws) and Howard Coble (Japanese internment). Let's hope this gets lots of exposure and generates some serious feedback to those moral compasses inhabiting Congress.

This issue no longer affects a few kids. What Hatch is supporting is wholesale, unrestricted vigilantism against private, ordinary citizens by a tiny handful of mega-corporations. Remember that when you go to the polls.