Thursday, December 14, 2006

Honest John

Out to destroy his opponents in a not-so-honest way. Some tidbits from his latest bill:


– Commercial websites and personal blogs “would be required to report illegal
images or videos posted by their users or pay fines of up to $300,000.”
– Internet service providers (ISPs) are already required to issue such reports,
but under McCain’s legislation, bloggers with comment sections may face “even
stiffer penalties” than ISPs.
— Social networking sites will be forced to take “effective measures” — such as deleting user profiles — to remove any website that is “associated” with a sex offender. Sites may include not only Facebook and MySpace, but also Amazon.com, which permits author profiles and personal lists, and blogs like DailyKos, which allows users to sign up for personal diaries.


Why on earth would anyone author such a horrid bill unless he is a total authoritarian out to control everyone's lives and silence anyone who opposes him?

Oh wait...

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