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To: weegee; znix
[They want it so they can "tax" it.]

It's about censorship; specifically content from the land of Free Speech (America).

All of the above.

They mainly want to control the spread of unwanted ideas. You will note that those in opposition are mainly totalitarian regimes who are extremely fearful of uncensored communications reaching their great unwashed. God forbid that they might receive unfiltered information and might start to think critically about their circumstances.

Next they want to tax it. Specifically, they want to extract wealth from the USA and the West to redistribute to the rest. Probably they will want to impose a graduated access tax, with "select" countries exempted.

Then of course, they would insist on free advertising for their pet causes. Thus users would be inundated with popups advertising all manner of socialst causes.

The Dims would of course go along with these controls, as long as they could benefit similarly in the USA. I can imagine an "Internet Fairness Doctrine" coming down the pike in time.

52 posted on 11/10/2003 5:15:37 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("...the right of THE PEOPLE to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.")
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
We have a winner.
87 posted on 11/11/2003 6:03:03 AM PST by steveegg (Wisconsin CCW? If Craps Doyle vetoes, OVERRIDE; and if the sheriffs refuse to issue permits, RECALL)
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
The Dims would of course go along with these controls, as long as they could benefit similarly in the USA. I can imagine an "Internet Fairness Doctrine" coming down the pike in time.

And Bush will sign it...

103 posted on 11/11/2003 12:25:12 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Test of metal: will of iron, heart of gold, nerves of steel, balls of brass. ~George Carlin)
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