Waxman's (et al) goal--silence dissent and crush free speech! FR isn't the only site in danger--replace the FR shield with any conservative website logo!! We are all under attack, and it's going to get very ugly here on out! >:-(
May he be blinded by the light...
Yes, the Second American Revolution will soon begin if Waxman and crew push much further.
BTW, Mark Levin discussed your posted article in detail on his nationally syndicated radio show tonight. Understandably, he was giving Waxman hell!
The article quotes an unnamed committee staffer as saying of Waxman's power grab:
"Does one heavily trafficked Internet site present one side of an issue and not link to sites that present alternative views? These are some of the questions the chairman is thinking about right now, and we are going to have an FCC that will finally have the people in place to answer them."
"Internet radio is becoming a big deal, and we're seeing that some web sites are able to control traffic and information, while other sites that may be of interest or use to citizens get limited traffic because of the way the people search and look for information. We're at very early stages on this, but the chairman has made it clear that oversight of the Internet is one of his top priorities."
"This isn't just about Limbaugh or a local radio host most of us haven't heard about. The FCC and state and local governments also have oversight over the Internet lines and the cable and telecom companies that operate them. We want to get alternative views on radio and TV, but we also want to makes sure those alternative views are read, heard and seen online, which is becoming increasingly video and audio driven. Thanks to the stimulus package, we've established that broadband networks -- the Internet -- are critical, national infrastructure. We think that gives us an opening to look at what runs over that critical infrastructure."
Regulating Free Speech is an oxymoron.
So first we lose the SECOND AMMENDMENT, NOW THE FIRST AMMENDMENT?!! Madison must be rolling in his grave :(
“The Internet is for porn!
“The Internet is for porn!
“Just grab your ****
“And double-click
“For porn! Porn! Porn!”
Has this numb skull heard of the First Amendment? I hope someone sues him into next year over this!
Here's an old favorite "chairman":
The liberals have been spouting socialist, authoritarian and fascist views all over the media lately. I wish I had collected a compendium these little tidbits because in the last month they have piled up. It would make quite a case for the righteousness of resisting Obama and his agenda.
Guns of various makes, models and calibers...
Oh, so every time a newspaper endorses some socialist pig democrat for office, they have to have a few column inches for rebuttal from the Cato Institute??? No? Why, sauce for the goose not so tasty on the gander?
You pathetic despotic little twit of a man. A kind word of warning from a patriotic man. Watch my friend where you might trample, understanding payback will be equally ample.
One if by land, two if by sea....
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HOLY SH*T, we are under attack. I’m stunned! I thought nothing else would shock me, this is COMMUNISM, not socialism
It’s really enlightening to see just how much power ONE little part of a state (one congressional district) has to make the rest of the country miserable, isn’t it?
Suggest that the first site on their list should be Huffington Post.
But isn't that just a little bit anti-life, anti-liberty, and anti-pursuit of happiness???
What do they want to do? Start a revolution again? I think it's time to outlaw the democrats. They are turning into a real pain in the keister lately.
Yo, Molly! Where did you pack my World War II paraphenalia?