SOPA = censorship?

The Stop Online Piracy Act is a bill that was introduced to the House of Representatives last month. The purpose of the bill is mainly to protect Intellectual Property online. People fear that without enforcement, the US copyright system will become obsolete and that many jobs will be lost. Personally, I am really interested in this because Intellectual Property Law is what I hope to go into.....but on the other end, it is necessary to question what measures will be taken in order to enforce the bill.
  This bill would end up censoring the internet. The Attorney-General would be allowed to create a blacklist of websites which Americans would not be allowed to access. Now, the last time I heard people not being able to access certain websites was when I was reading about China and Egypt (before the revolts)....that is not the US I know. The blocking would be done by the same system used by those countries and if the United States does it, chances are more countries will follow. What this would mean for journalism is that any site that has self-expression on it would be blocked. So social media such as blogs, and facebook, and twitter would be things of the past. These are used as ways to reach audiences now in the world of journalism. And if these sites get blocked, then the avenues for news would be print or maybe a really self-censored website. News writing would suffer. Goodbye Opinion pages! Some websites would not even allow you to upload images or video due to the fear of being blocked. This would be a step backwards for innovation of thought and technology. Unfortunately, due to a lot of support in government (thanks to some "helpful" nudging by corporations) this bill could be passed. Our careers could be in danger, so it's time to speak up.