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Rep. Henry Waxman Wants to Apply Censorship Doctrine to the Internet
Newsbusters ^ | 2/17/09 | Kerry Picket

Posted on 02/17/2009 12:02:51 AM PST by paltz

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To: paltz

Not satisfied at dining endlessly at the public trough, now this DhimmiRat LibTard wants to secure the progressives’ meal ticket by controlling the means by which we disseminate information.
Not surprising. It has always been about control.

Time to take back the country.


21 posted on 02/17/2009 4:33:01 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
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To: paltz

“You say you want a revolution.. well you know”

LLS


22 posted on 02/17/2009 4:45:10 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my president... NEVER!)
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To: paltz

The f’ugliest man on the planet, inside and out.


23 posted on 02/17/2009 4:48:28 AM PST by maggief (Rome is burning . Chickens are roosting.)
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To: nathanbedford
"When does revolution become honorable?"

At what point have we lost so much that life is no longer tolerable and some form of revolt is necessary? The porkulus bill is full of reasons and I know that it is only the beginning. So much has happened since Jan. 20th...I shudder to think what might be next. 2010 can't come soon enough.

24 posted on 02/17/2009 5:05:15 AM PST by GBA
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To: Westbrook

Google results are fair and good. Yahoo, not so much.


25 posted on 02/17/2009 5:08:49 AM PST by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: All
Whatever... Ain't a single one of us going to do a damn thing to change this. You all know it. Hell, some of you will approve. "Finally, maybe we can get them to get rid of t3h p0rn!"

We are so screwed...

26 posted on 02/17/2009 5:16:52 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant)
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To: paltz

does this include the silly quotes on starbucks coffee cups?

does this include CNN?

they have three left wing fanatics on MSNBC, will they have to add three right wing fanatics on MSNBC?

Fairness doctrine is eupean style parlamentary BS.


27 posted on 02/17/2009 5:19:22 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Mojave
"Sounds like the Rats want to be able to manipulate search engine results."

How will this differ from what Google already does???

28 posted on 02/17/2009 5:23:40 AM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: nathanbedford
“Open rebellion against the police power and the military might of the 21st-century state is hopeless.”

....and....

“But civil disobedience is a real option.”

If the former is true the latter is not an option. The idea presupposes some level of respect that simply is not given by Evil.

If you believe something is hopeless then it is.

29 posted on 02/17/2009 5:25:07 AM PST by TalBlack
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To: calcowgirl
Like controlling Google and Yahoo ain't enuf?

Type LIMBAUGH into Google, Rush Limbaugh's site comes back on top.

Type MALKIN into Google, Michelle Malkin's site comes back on top.

Type HANNITY into Google, Sean Hannity's site comes back on top.

Type COULTER into Google, Ann Coulter's site comes back on top.

Type PORKULUS into Google, the first three results are for Porkulus.org, MichelleMalkin.com and HotAir.com.

Where's the problem?

30 posted on 02/17/2009 5:25:47 AM PST by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: Wonder Warthog
How will this differ from what Google already does???

Which is?

31 posted on 02/17/2009 5:26:43 AM PST by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: nathanbedford
When does revolution become honorable?

Today.

And yes, we can prevail over a 21st Century military.

32 posted on 02/17/2009 5:29:32 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant)
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To: Dead Corpse

I think the military would be on our side.


33 posted on 02/17/2009 5:33:51 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (Dissent Is Patriotic!)
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To: Mojave
"Which is?"

Come now, you MUST have seen one of the multitudinous threads on how Google has made "web buzz" unfavorable to the Democrats (and especially Obama) disappear???

34 posted on 02/17/2009 5:33:59 AM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: reagan_fanatic
About half.

Less than that for law enforcement.

Only a fraction from Federal agencies like the FBI, FEMA, and the TSA.

35 posted on 02/17/2009 5:36:48 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant)
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To: Wonder Warthog
Come now, you MUST have seen one of the multitudinous threads on how Google has made "web buzz" unfavorable to the Democrats (and especially Obama) disappear???

I've seen whining. Can you back it up with evidence or analysis?

36 posted on 02/17/2009 5:39:33 AM PST by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: Mojave

Yes. Of course!


37 posted on 02/17/2009 5:40:47 AM PST by bvw
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To: Mojave
Thank you.

I googled FR and it has one of those green star *safe* ratings.

So does DU.

I read widely on the net, mostly because FR already links to TNR, Reason, Salon, DU, Slashdot, etc, etc. We have a *Pray For Obama* permanent thread. Did any liberal site have a *Pray For George Bush* permanent thread?

We here at FR are already balanced. I don't understand the concern over Internet radio or the statement that “Some sites control access and content” to the implied detriment of other sites. I have a retail sales website. I can look at the traffic on my site, see when people are looking at it, how many and their IP numbers. The same is already true for personal family sites, as well as political comment sites. My control of my site does not impair any other site. It is not zero-sum.

Information on all sorts of things which are illegal, from hacking to marijuana to porn to gambling to bombs and poisons are all on the internet. There have been very radical left and right wing sites, as well as radical terrorist sites. They sometimes get closed down and are back in hours.

I don't think Waxman understands the Internet. Certainly, I don't, really understand it. But, it is global. There are anonymizers, although I know those aren't always truly anonymous and can be tracked if someone really wants to. The various servers that run the Internet are, if I understand it at all, decentralized and there are ways to work around any that malfunction. It may slow down the Internet, but so far, it hasn't resulted in *Forbidden* prompts, at least for me.

I have a family member who is an impatient sort of person. If they have any problem linking to a site, their first thought is that the Internet is at fault. Usually, it is a cookie problem or a resource problem with an old computer or a conflict with security software. I have gone on their computer, rebooted, turned off parts of their network, checked their options and Lo and Behold: I can download the site in question.Occasionally, it turns out to be a DOS attack or other hacking situation, which clears up in a few hours/days. Sometimes, it is a simple case of a typo or a poor use of search terms. Sometimes, they can't complete an Internet sale because they didn't check the *terms and agreements* box and the sales cart program didn't highlight that (or they failed to notice the highlight) when it returned them to the form before going to checkout.

I just don't see the problem, either.

38 posted on 02/17/2009 5:56:06 AM PST by reformedliberal (N0)
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To: Mojave
"I've seen whining. Can you back it up with evidence or analysis?"

See the threads. The evidence presented in them was sufficient to convince me, and I'm a pretty notorious skeptic.

Enter "google" in the Free Republic article search, and you'll turn up quite a few.

39 posted on 02/17/2009 6:18:36 AM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: Wonder Warthog

That’s about hat I figured. Bluff, fold.


40 posted on 02/17/2009 6:20:26 AM PST by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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