The Worst Coders In Washington

spooky writes "The American Open Technology Consortium, 'a nonprofit organization of technologists who have joined together to educate lawmakers and regulators about technology -- especially in regards to The Internet' has compiled a list of the lawmakers responsible for eight bad internet laws. They say, 'These bad coders and their backers have done more damage to computing, the Internet and freedom than all the virus authors, spammers and crackers combined', Do you agree? Did they miss anyone?"

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Worst coders in Washington?

[kbielefe]

Most slashdotters would probably say Microsoft.

Oh, you mean the other Washington.

Re:Chicken and the Egg

[Vaulter]

It doesn't make the legislators right, but it gives them 'the' right.

Drunk driving wasn't made illegal until it became a problem with people getting killed left and right. Were the people who outlawed it 'bad'?

I know, it's a little overboard on the comparison, but...

Re:thank the GOP for this mess

[Allnighterking]

Oh... you mean like Diane Fienstien Democrat Senator from California.... Just goes to show just because your constituants make thier living off of High Tech, is absolutely, no reason, to take care of them when Disney offers so much more... (under the table.) It ain't the Replicrats or the Demopublicans... (something like that, they are too much alike) it's those who are foolish enough to believe that voting for one party or the other is the answer. No if you want change vote for whomever isn't in office, (party and person).... Remember in the great Tradition of the Florida Electoral system.. Vote Early and Vote often.