[pp.int.general] PPSE to run TPB from within the Swedish parliament

[Glenn Kerbein]

All,
	The Swedish national elections are due in September. The Piratpartiet
will obviously be running in the elections.
	Despite the arduous effort to put a parliamentarian in a Swedish seat,
Piratpartiet's goals are simply a façade. The end goal is to run the
nefarious Pirate Bay from within the confines of the Swedish
Parliament[1]. This only behooves TPB's administrators - they are
exploiting indemnity clauses within Sweden's constitution. There are no
obvious altruistic factors coming into play here. It is doubtful that
Piratpartiet has any goals, reasoning, or platforms slanted towards
social progress and the advancement of legal reform.
	This is policy laundering at it's worst - arguably worse than the
backdoor dealings of ACTA. PiratPartiet seems hellbent on blurring the
line between Pirate Party and Pirate Bay.

[1.] http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-to-run-tpb-from-parliament-010702/
See also:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/07/pirate-bay-soon-to-be-hosted-within-swedish-parliament.ars

-- 
Glenn "Channel6" Kerbein
United States Pirate Party
+1 (707) 636-4198

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