Senators Propose Bill Targeting Websites That Facilitate Sex Trafficking (usatoday.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from USA Today: A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that aims to make it easier to sue and criminally prosecute operators of online classified sites like Backpage.com that have been used to advertise sex workers. The proposed bill would amend the Communications Decency Act to eliminate a provision that shields operators of websites from being liable for content posted by third-party users. In addition to removing liability protections for websites that facilitate "unlawful sex acts with sex trafficking victims," lawmakers are seeking to amend the CDA to allow state prosecutors -- not just federal law enforcement -- to take action against individuals and businesses that use websites to violate federal sex trafficking laws. "For too long, courts around the country have ruled that Backpage can continue to facilitate illegal sex trafficking online with no repercussions," said Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. "The Communications Decency Act is a well-intentioned law, but it was never intended to help protect sex traffickers who prey on the most innocent and vulnerable among us. This bipartisan, narrowly crafted bill will help protect vulnerable women and young girls from these horrific crimes."

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Re:Yes, for heaven's sake let's do something usefu

[Anonymous Coward]

You're right, it should've gone to single-payer

Re:Yes, for heaven's sake let's do something usefu

[cayenne8]

You're right, it should've gone to single-payer

God no....please.

I don't like the federal govt. having as much say in my healthcare as it is, I don't want them in 100% complete control of it.

I think they should do a few things.

First, the extreme poor, infirmed and the elderly, we keeps medicare and medicare for them...the safety net.

For the rest of able bodied American that can work...

We allow insurance to be sold across state lines.

We allow for very high limit HSA (Health Savings Accounts) to be set up by our citizens for their routine medical needs (office visits, meds, etc)...this comes out pre-tax and rolls over annually, not use it or lose it like FSA's are.

We allow people to buy the insurance they want...and let's get back to insurance being what used to be referred to as "major medical"....basically is insurance if you get hit by a bus or heart attack, etc......but for routine medical needs, you use your own HSA money. With your $$ in hand, you can shop around for Dr. and tx.

Get the middle men and bean counters out of medicine and prices will drop....the extreme rise in medical care came about due to HMO's and the middle men.

An alternative is something being experimented with by groups of doctors...groups of them get together kind of like a CSA, but with health instead of food...you pay a regular monthly fee and when you have medical needs, they treat you as needed.

These are only a couple of examples that can work and will lower price...and give people choices on what they want to spend their money on and how they want to treat their health.

I certainly think I can make better decisions than some bureaucrat 1000's of miles away in a completely different environment than I live.

At the minimum, I can realize that as a single male I really have no use being forced to pay for maternity insurance I do not need.

I'm still trying to figure that out with obamacare....I should only pay for the insurance I deem necessary for my needs at my stage in life.

Re:Yes, for heaven's sake let's do something usefu

[currently_awake]

Government run single payer health insurance is cheaper (1/2 the price per capita) than the American system, and gives better results. The government is accountable to the voters, a corporation is only accountable to the share holders.