U.S. regulatory czar nominee wants Net 'Fairness Doctrine' [censoring the Internet]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com ^ | April 27, 2009 | © 2009 WorldNetDaily

[luv2ndamend]

Cass Sunstein sees Web as anti-democratic, proposed 24-hour delay on sending e-mail

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama's nominee for "regulatory czar" has advocated a "Fairness Doctrine" for the Internet that would require opposing opinions be linked and also has suggested angry e-mails should be prevented from being sent by technology that would require a 24-hour cooling off period.

The revelations about Cass Sunstein, Obama's friend from the University of Chicago Law School and nominee to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, come in a new book by Brad O'Leary, "Shut Up, America! The End of Free Speech." OIRA will oversee regulation throughout the U.S. government.

Sunstein also has argued in his prolific literary works that the Internet is anti-democratic because of the way users can filter out information of their own choosing.

"A system of limitless individual choices, with respect to communications, is not necessarily in the interest of citizenship and self-government," he wrote. "Democratic efforts to reduce the resulting problems ought not be rejected in freedom's name."

[NoobRep]

Jeez, I guess this will put sites like DU and Daily Kos right out of business. I wonder how the loons will react to this one?

In all seriously, Cass Sunstein needs to go s*** in his hat. And then crawl into a hole and never come out.

[dhs12345]

“Sunstein also has argued in his prolific literary works that the Internet is anti-democratic because of the way users can filter out information of their own choosing.”

Darn. There is that choice word that Dems like to use very selectively.

[ken21]

roger hedgecock today was talking about the left’s attack on talk radio.

the fcc will mandate “localism” to undermine conservative talk radio.

the local committees will be acorn folks.

[Cheetahcat]

Go to hell Cass A lot of us have ancestors that fought in the First revolutionary war that gave us the first amendment!

[Cicero]

Oh, that would be great. Automatic 24-hour delay in emails. Except, no doubt, for the Orwellian Pigs: the unions, the government, and selected individuals such as Cass Sunstein, who get unrestricted email.

Cass Sunstein & Samantha Power at the Obama Inauguration.

[dhs12345]

Yikes! Scared the heck out of me.

[Intolerant in NJ]

...angry e-mails should be prevented from being sent by technology that would require a 24-hour cooling off period...I'd like to see that technology - this guy is pure kook......

[mtnwmn]

We HAD a Constitution.

[Nachum]

The List, ping

[rawcatslyentist]

e-mails should be prevented from being sent by technology that would require a 24-hour cooling off period.

And you have to buy a bale of hay every time you want to start your car.

Effing Luddites! Go live in mud huts and leave civilization to the civilized!

[Shaun_MD]

“A system of limitless individual choices, with respect to communications, is not necessarily in the interest of citizenship and self-government”

Can’t have freedom of individual choice now can we?
Communist sons of bitches. I’m so ready for the war. Yeah I said it so come and get me DHS.

[HollyB]

I knew it was a matter of time before they would try something like this.

Well, he can ‘want’ all he wants. But, he’s going to run into a heck of alot of resistance.

[Winstons Julia]

Dear Mama Cass,

Shove. It.*

*sent before have to wait 24 hours to cool off.

**Now an email is a weapon with a waiting period like a gun.

[Clintonfatigued]

Wow, Big Government is breaking out all over.

[Chode]

[MtnClimber]

What is coming in the future? There is only one approved URL...Pravda.gov?

[denydenydeny]

"A system of limitless individual choices, with respect to communications, is not necessarily in the interest of citizenship and self-government,"

Once again, we are living in an Ayn Rand novel.

[Nachum]

The real question is how much he can squeeze in before the next congressional and senate elections. The DemocRATs are sure to lose some of or all of the majority in the house or senate or both. Once that happens, he is a lame duck. They are busy trying to put enough facts "on the ground" to make the job of cleaning up his mess just as hard to accomplish.

I have a lot of faith in Americans. We love our liberty and will not relinguish it easily. :)

[EGPWS]

Sunstein also has argued in his prolific literary works that the Internet is anti-democratic because of the way users can filter out information of their own choosing.

This is satire, right?