The Senate Has Its Priorities

It would be nice if the senators blocking the expansion of low-power radio would turn their attention to something socially useful, like blocking this:

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill that would give the Attorney General the right to shut down websites with a court order if copyright infringement is deemed "central to the activity" of the site -- regardless if the website has actually committed a crime. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) is among the most draconian laws ever considered to combat digital piracy, and contains what some have called the "nuclear option," which would essentially allow the Attorney General to turn suspected websites "off."

Update: I missed this: Ron Wyden of Oregon is threatening to block it. Good for Wyden.