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A Digital Citizen's Bill of Rights

Posted by Soulskill on from the congress-shall-make-no-law dept.

New submitter matt.a.f writes "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has published a first-draft Internet Bill of Rights, and it's open for feedback. He wrote, 'While I do not have all the answers, the remarkable cooperation we witnessed in defense of an open Internet showed me three things. First, government is flying blind, interfering and regulating without understanding even the basics. Second, we have a rare opportunity to give government marching orders on how to treat the Internet, those who use it and the innovation it supports. And third, we must get to work immediately because our opponents are not giving up.' Given the value of taking an active approach agains prospective laws such as SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA, I think it's very important to try to spread awareness, participation, and encourage elected officials to support such things."

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  1. We already have one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We don't need an "Internet Bill of Rights." The government just needs to adhere to the actual "Bill of Rights" that's already in the Constitution, and we'll be ok.

  2. Re:Government actually working for the people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Indeed. It's rare to see a politician, let alone a Republican, taking a stand to help protect freedom.

    I'm nott surprised. No matter how evil you might think that a person is I have strong doubts that you can find a person who doesn't consider themselves as good.
    Conflict doesn't occur because there is a good and evil side, they occur because there are two or more views on what is good.