" With Patents playing such a principal role in the economic success of the past, it is shocking that the United States Congress, the very body that is meant to represent the interest of the overall good, has decided to pursue a policy that would weaken control of America's ideas and make vulnerable the American economy. This policy is being enacted through the "Patent Reform Act", which has the goal of watering down Patents in order to protect big business from lawsuits -- lawsuits which require payment for the use of the technology appropriated."

The Congress has proven time and again, especially through recent history, that it can be bought and sold with money and votes. I don't see how any resonable thinking person could find this shocking. It is such a shame that Ross Perot was whacked, because he had it right regarding lobbyist and special interest groups.