Where's the evidence that what happened to JotForms was a malicious act designed to shut them down? From what has been made public, it was most likely a blunder. Mistakes and oversights happen.
> I often wonder about the agenda of these journalists/news outlets
Headlines sell.
> That does not mean that these reports aren't exaggerated.
Out of the 300 million people living here in the US, half on the edge, I'd say if the sentiment you're trying to protect was even remotely true, every other person would know someone that's been affected by the police state.
> but it does neither mean you're anecdotal experience is un-biased in measuring the situation.
If my lack of terrorist friends makes me anecdotal, then you've already formed a seriously biased view of the US.
Similar to yours :-) I don't have any family, friends, acquaintances, neighbors, or even connections to those people in jail or branded as terrorist. At the same time I do know that there are a lot of people in jail.
Similarly, I don't know any poor people. Or any people with serious mental problems. Or people living off of welfare. Or religious people. Yet there are a lot of those. Does that mean that all the reports on these groups and their problems are exaggerated?
Which is exactly why we should be concerned about the removal of longstanding checks and balances designed to catch such mistakes before they do damage.
Judges aren't perfect either, but requiring the government to have to convince a judge of its case before shutting down someone's business is still a very important piece of due process.
You can claim your DUI was a mistake, a blunder, an oversight on your part, but that won't save you from a conviction. There apparently seem to be no such consequences when the government decides to shut down and possibly kill a business by suspending the domain.
> I often wonder about the agenda of these journalists/news outlets
Headlines sell.
> That does not mean that these reports aren't exaggerated.
Out of the 300 million people living here in the US, half on the edge, I'd say if the sentiment you're trying to protect was even remotely true, every other person would know someone that's been affected by the police state.
> but it does neither mean you're anecdotal experience is un-biased in measuring the situation.
If my lack of terrorist friends makes me anecdotal, then you've already formed a seriously biased view of the US.