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- From: Mustang@vrb.com (Aaron Smith)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Clinton Signs Telecom. Law !
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 96 18:15:42
- Organization: Virtual Reality BBS
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <19960217.8B3ED28.10904@vrb.com>
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- On Wed 14-Feb-1996 10:24a, Jason Meudt wrote:
-
- JM> You cannot even begin to understand what you have just said! You support
-
- I can't? That's funny, rereading it I sure do.
-
- JM> the Decency portion of the bill????? This portion of the bill is a slap
- JM> in the face to everyone using the net in that it allows, nay...
- JM> DEMANDS(!), the providers act as our 'virtual' censors!
-
- The Telcom bill and decency in telecommunications act were two
- completely separate parts, I was happy about him signing the Telecom bill. I
- also have no problem with them signing the decency act.
-
- JM> Who is the government to enact a bill that impinges on my rights???
-
- Guess what your rights are? well think of it this way, the internet
- backbone was started and is STILL funded by the government, I think it is
- THEIR right to make revisions on it however they want. What would you rather
- have, a poorly running internet that costs twice as much because the US
- goverment wont fund the huge backbone, or a fast running inet that costs a
- mere fraction of what it could, minus porn? Tough choice for you despirate
- nerds that wack off to gifs 12 hours a day. Can't you live without pulling
- your porn off the Internet nightly? Just order a few XXX CDs from any PC Mag
- and keep yourself happy for months.
-
- JM> Hell, in California (and I expect other states as well...) the current
- JM> 'Expressive Activity Policies' of the state allow private citizens and
- JM> activist groups to publicly breach the rights of private property owners!!
-
- What's this got to do with it? Stay on the subject.
-
- JM> I say that the government is long overdue for an overhaul! Heavy handed
- JM> enactments such as these are only the beginning. I am hopefull that the
- JM> ACLU and the EFF are succesfull in overturning this recent abomination!
-
- Of course they need an overhaul, the US Government is a pain in the
- butt. I am just as tired of them as anyone, but I also think someone needs to
- keep child porn and other things off the net..And they are the only ones to do
- it.
-
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