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U.S. House Says the Internet is Terrorist Threat

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-is-my-chilli dept.

GayBliss writes "The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 1955) last month, by a vote of 404 to 6, that says the Internet is a terrorist tool and that Congress needs to develop and implement methods to combat it."

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  1. Re:I'm know one congressman who probably voted by jcr · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you're talking about Ron Paul, he wasn't present for that vote.

    -jcr

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    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
  2. Informative article regarding the bill at Slate by higgins · · Score: 5, Informative

    Slate has a pretty decent write-up about the bill.