Republican Platform To Include Internet Freedom Plank

First time accepted submitter jay.madison writes "The new Republican Party platform includes language which promises action to promote freedom on the Internet. The move is being driven by Rand Paul's libertarian wing of the party. The text, which is still in draft form, says Republicans will work to guarantee that 'individuals retain the right to control the use of their data by third parties,' and that 'personal data receives full constitutional protection from government overreach.' Republicans would resist moves toward international governance of the Internet, and seek to 'remove regulatory barriers that protect outdated technologies and business plans from innovation and competition, while preventing legacy regulation from interfering with new technologies such as mobile delivery of voice and video data as they become crucial components of the Internet ecosystem.' The platform is due to be adopted at the Republican National Convention next week."

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Re:Look at ninety percent of the effort towards go

[Skapare]

The problem with the choice between Democrats and Republicans is that it is a choice between what mechanism of destroying people's freedom we get. With Obama we get more of the same broken promises from the current kleptocracy. With Romney we get a new set of broken promises leading to a plutocracy. We get no other choice.

Re:Look at ninety percent of the effort towards go

[NeutronCowboy]

Wow, easily available contraceptives now lead to Brave New World? I don't know how else to say it, so: You're a fucking moron. Easily accessible contraceptives allow people to plan a family and to raise children when they're ready for it. They improve social efficiency, lower social costs like crime, abuse and neglect, and generally lead to happier families.

The entire "just don't have sex" approach has been tried, and it's not working.