'"The failure of the (Clinton) administration to enforce those laws has led to a proliferation of obscenity, both online and off," Goodlatte said. "And I am particularly concerned about the safety of our children on the Internet, where they're subjected to child pornography and solicitation in a massive way."'
OH MY GOD!!!!! NOOOOO!!!! A profileration of OBSCENITY, THE DEMONS!!!!
Jesus (pun definitely intended), why do the religious nuts in this country feel it SO necessary to "save" everyone. I worked with a guy like this. Jesse Ventura was an "asshole" because he condoned gambling and doesn't think prostitution is so bad. So, if one doesn't agree with (what I see as) bullshit Christian morals and puritan 1700's Victorian thinking, they need to be saved, and if that means making oppressive and tyranical laws and make this country into a Christian police state, so be it!
Gaw... I am sick and worried as to what Ashcroft is going to do to this country. He has no moral problem in oppressing millions and enforcing whatr almost amounts to martial law on this country (I gather this from hie public sentiments and press statements, esp. regarding abortion). Sen. Jeffords defection to "liberal ind." is a godsend. It means, Mr. Oil-bought-me-a-new-house^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Dub'ya Bush won't have the opportunity to destroy our freedoms and our world in the name of Big Oil and the religious right, nearly as easily (with an opposing majority in the senate).
Ummm... You'll need to provide some context for those of us who aren't so caught up in Christ or Allah, or whatever deity was involved in a state over 800 miles away...
In other words, please provide background before you rant off on a subject saying how unfair it was. Show us the case, and we'll decide for ourselves (sorry if I don't take your word for it).
So, what you are saying is essentially the same thing that pro-computer game censroship advocates are for. They say that killers are directly influenced by violent computer games.
So, we should remove the right for everyone in this country to play Doom, because two or three people out of ten thousand are wired so bad or so plain ass stupid that they go haywire? Who's to say they wouldn't have gone haywire anyways?
That's the danger of restricting people's rights to thought and discussion. Just because YOU disagree with something, your thought that you have the right to restrict other's freedom coincides with 1600 Europe with the Holy Roman Empire. Maybe someone sees a violent computer game or talks about pedophilia in an internet chat session and takes it too seriously and does something that hurts others. So, does that mean that that right should be destroyed for the 99.99% of people who DON'T take it too "real world" seriously? Or those who just discuss, but do not act?
Dangerous are these thoughts. They lead down the easy road to opression.
Ciao!
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." - Thomas Paine
This is basically saying that if you shout FIRE in a movie theater and no one runs to the exits, it's okay. (which I would say should be the case)
It is not, according to Uncle Sam, although I would take your stance on this issue. Because I TALK about hurting someone, should I be punished as if I actually did?
NO! The ACT is the most important thing, and shutting people up because certain religious (or not) conservatives don't like the thought of people thinking of this or that is hideous and atrocious to every foundation we have built this country on.
Next, they're going to be telling me that I can't THINK about certain things, because some whacked conservaitve thinks that I need to be "saved" from such thought.
The thought that our country is headed towards that 1200 England road sickens me.
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OH MY GOD!!!!! NOOOOO!!!! A profileration of OBSCENITY, THE DEMONS!!!!
Jesus (pun definitely intended), why do the religious nuts in this country feel it SO necessary to "save" everyone. I worked with a guy like this. Jesse Ventura was an "asshole" because he condoned gambling and doesn't think prostitution is so bad. So, if one doesn't agree with (what I see as) bullshit Christian morals and puritan 1700's Victorian thinking, they need to be saved, and if that means making oppressive and tyranical laws and make this country into a Christian police state, so be it!
Gaw... I am sick and worried as to what Ashcroft is going to do to this country. He has no moral problem in oppressing millions and enforcing whatr almost amounts to martial law on this country (I gather this from hie public sentiments and press statements, esp. regarding abortion). Sen. Jeffords defection to "liberal ind." is a godsend. It means, Mr. Oil-bought-me-a-new-house^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Dub'ya Bush won't have the opportunity to destroy our freedoms and our world in the name of Big Oil and the religious right, nearly as easily (with an opposing majority in the senate).
Ciao!
In other words, please provide background before you rant off on a subject saying how unfair it was. Show us the case, and we'll decide for ourselves (sorry if I don't take your word for it).
Ciao!
"Where do these stairs go?"
"They go up!"
So, we should remove the right for everyone in this country to play Doom, because two or three people out of ten thousand are wired so bad or so plain ass stupid that they go haywire? Who's to say they wouldn't have gone haywire anyways?
That's the danger of restricting people's rights to thought and discussion. Just because YOU disagree with something, your thought that you have the right to restrict other's freedom coincides with 1600 Europe with the Holy Roman Empire. Maybe someone sees a violent computer game or talks about pedophilia in an internet chat session and takes it too seriously and does something that hurts others. So, does that mean that that right should be destroyed for the 99.99% of people who DON'T take it too "real world" seriously? Or those who just discuss, but do not act?
Dangerous are these thoughts. They lead down the easy road to opression.
Ciao!
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." - Thomas Paine
It is not, according to Uncle Sam, although I would take your stance on this issue. Because I TALK about hurting someone, should I be punished as if I actually did?
NO! The ACT is the most important thing, and shutting people up because certain religious (or not) conservatives don't like the thought of people thinking of this or that is hideous and atrocious to every foundation we have built this country on.
Next, they're going to be telling me that I can't THINK about certain things, because some whacked conservaitve thinks that I need to be "saved" from such thought.
The thought that our country is headed towards that 1200 England road sickens me.
Ciao!
"He's looking at me, Ray..." - Peter Venkman