Congress Did It. They Destroyed the American Patent System

The America Invents Act finally passed both houses of Congress, and now goes to the president for his signature. 
More than 220 years of invention led by independent inventors such as Franklin, Washington and Lincoln has now been crushed by the corporate interests.  My previous post on this subject mentions the various ways in which independent inventors will be disadvantaged.  But the worst joke will be on those who supported it. 
One of the objectives was to speed up patent processing.  But a flood of new applications from those trying to avoid the competition by filing before they are truly ready will only put an additional burden on the USPTO.
 In addition, by not agreeing to the original Senate version that put an end to fee diversion, the USPTO will still be burdened by Congress annually stealing fee income that is supposed to be dedicated to PTO activities like hiring the examiners who will be needed to handle the new business.