I need to remind myself to never get into politics. I suppose that point is a moot since I am still “consulting” with the government, but I try to stay out of local problems that do not affect me. My sister, on the other hand, is an impetuous teenager and cannot help herself.
Madison thought it prudent to publicly support, by way of her Facebook page, the protests on Wednesday against these congressional bills SOPA and PIPA, which if I am to be completely honest are incredibly sloppy drafts of legislation, but I did say I am trying to stay out of politics. She is of course outraged along with all the other young people she schools with, and I thought this to be harmless at first. Then, she sought to impose an internet blackout in our home. She claims for her own purposes, but it prevented me from accessing the internet and certain sensitive information for an entire day.
This led to a problem contacting one of the new alien immigrants and subsequently my government contact, which could have caused a two degree shift and a .005 percent drop in angle and efficiency of the interstellar relay, which under the stress of maximum output, had we needed it, could have caused an incident of suspension of diplomatic relations resulting in a declaration of intention to commence hostile defense, which could lead to interplanetary war.
And Hulu was down so I did not get to watch my programs.
Madison was also out all night, and I had to wait for her to return home before I could ascertain the cause of this interruption. She insists it was “no big deal,” but she fails to understand I am trying to stay on the government’s good side if I am ever to get the approval for that restaurant. Also, I was really looking forward to catching up on Fringe.
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Madison here. Yeah, Carter's little sister. I know I usually stay away from posting, but that doesn't mean I don't read his blog.
Anyway, I think it's pretty clear if you read the above that Carter was blowing things way out of proportion. It was a simple silent protest, and it didn't hurt anyone. And so what if it did get attention, anyone can see that the language in the SOPA and PIPA bills are just plain wrong. Being an alien, which I think my brother needs to be reminded of sometimes, the last thing we need is the government and corporations snooping into our lives.
Besides, that wasn't even what Carter was mad at. He's gotten himself all bent out of shape because I had a date on Wednesday night, and a second date last night. I'm a teenager, it's what we do! My brother isn't in a place to judge considering how his spends his extra-curricular time with April.
Just thought I had the right to defend myself for once. That is all. :)
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Madison is grounded.
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