New AG Appointee Advocated To Stifle Speech On Web

Newsbusters ^ | 11/21/08 | Kerry Picket

[paltz]

In April 1999, the Columbine High School massacre happened. The shooters, Dylan Harris and Eric Klebold, reportedly learned how to construct sophisticated bombs through their internet activity. This discovery caused then deputy attorney general Eric Holder to say the following(audio uploaded at Eyeblast.tv:)

The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it. We tried with regard to pornography. It is gonna be a difficult thing, but it seems to me that if we can come up with reasonable restrictions, reasonable regulations in how people interact on the Internet, that is something that the Supreme Court and the courts ought to favorably look at. - May 28, 1999 NPR Morning Edition

As tragic as Columbine was, Holder’s reaction to stifle free speech on the internet is nonetheless disturbing. Combine his zeal for what he may consider “reasonable regulations” along with his advocacy for a federal hate crime law(H/T to National Review), and internet users may find themselves in a world of legal woe after the Obama administration takes over in January.

[cake_crumb]

Is ANYONE surprised that an avid student of James Cone’s teachings (via Revrund Wright) who was mentored by a communist paedophile - AND had a Che Guevara poster hanging in his campaign headquarters would hire speech police?

[webschooner]

internet users may find themselves in a world of legal woe after the Obama administration takes over in January.

Someone pls tell me what facet of our lives will NOT be in woe after OBamBam takes over??

[G.Mason]

The past underground residents now reside on the surface.

The surface dwellers are now residing underground.

Adapt or perish.

[Carley]

I prefer to arm.

[Redbob]

Two bad signs: whenever your lawmaker starts talking about “reasonable” restrictions or “common-sense” regulation of ANYthing, it means they can’t muster a good argument for it, so they’re reduced to trying to portray their opponents as UNreasonable and NONsensical.

[Norman Bates]

I believe hey got the names wrong - it’s Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

[Emperor Palpatine]

Holder is also the idiot who sent in the JBT’s to seize Elian Gonzalez at gunpoint.

This man is despicable.

[IbJensen]

The RATS are finally back in full control.

[G.Mason]

That's nice.

You still a "proud Republican"?

[nufsed]

Let’s build the list. Pardon of Marc Rich and the PR terrorists who killed cops.

[Wuli]

"The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it...."

What is it that Mr. Holder does not understand about four basic words in the Constitution: "Congress shall make no law"

[respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people].

[Wuli]

"The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it...."

What is it that Mr. Holder does not understand about five basic words in the Constitution: "Congress shall make no law"

[respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people].

[MathDoc]

What is it that Mr. Holder does not understand about four basic words in the Constitution: "Congress shall make no law" [respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people].

Only an originalist would believe that the words in the Constitution actually matter. It's the penumbra and what the writers would have written if they wrote the Constitution today - that's what matters. When the California Supreme Court finds a few weeks from now that the Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage is unconstitutional - because the actual words now in the Constitution conflict with their ruling on what their state constitution should have said - you'll see what I mean. A living Constitution is more flexible than Gumby and less meaningful than a campaign promise.

[The Great RJ]

The liberal government in Australia is set to impose Internet censorship with the cost of implementation paid by new taxes for Internet service. Read details here Some experts predict Internet access speeds will be 40% slower as a result of the censorship software. Watch for a similar plan for the US during Obama's first term.

[SeminoleSoldier]

sophisticated bombs? more than half of their bombs did not blow up.

[Arizona Carolyn]

and then he lied about it on the air with Judge Napolitano, even while Napolitano had the photograph up on the air during the interview... this is a horrible choice.. BTW he is solidly anti-second ammendment.