A Gift To the Repubs, Young And Old

[babsbunny]

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070322/internet_blocking.html?.v=13

AP
U.S. Judge Blocks 1998 Online Porn Law
Thursday March 22, 10:39 am ET
By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Writer
U.S. Judge Blocks 1998 Law Criminalizing Web Porn That Reaches Kids


PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to government efforts to control Internet pornography, striking down a 1998 U.S. law that makes it a crime for commercial Web site operators to let children access "harmful" material.
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In the ruling, the judge said parents can protect their children through software filters and other less restrictive means that do not limit the rights of others to free speech.

[unpossibles]

1. beyond the Mark Foley jokes

how is this a gift to Republicans?

[babsbunny]

2. Well...........

They seem to be a perverted bunch.

[unpossibles]

3. true. But my point was that I don't really agree with the idea of

internet censorship. I'm fine with cracking down on predatory behavior and child pornography, etc. but I kind of like the way the internet is as far as a medium of communication for many.

The more people insist on control, the more it will become like TV: beholden to corporate interests. It's like the idea of people giving up Constitutional rights and other freedoms for security. While I understand the motives, I don't agree with the enaction.

Honestly i am not that familiar with this case, so maybe I am speaking out of my butt, and I don't want to come across as attacking you because I am not.

[whistle]

4. Free speech or free voyeurism, the right to talk or the right to be a peeping Tom?