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Online politics should remain largely unregulated, report says
Sac Bee ^
| 2/10/04
| Anna Oberthur
Posted on 02/10/2004 5:29:53 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:05:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) - The Internet has spurred innovation in campaigns, and California lawmakers and regulatory agencies should protect and enhance political participation through the Internet, not regulate it, said a report released Tuesday by a state commission.
The Bipartisan California Commission on Internet Political Practices report recommends protecting voter education Web sites and online media from regulation as political campaigning on the Internet grows.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; cfr; interne; internet; largely; onlinepolitics; reportsays; shouldremain; unregulated
To: *calgov2002; california
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:31:33 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ... Support Out Troops! ...)
To: NormsRevenge
Would you like to translate that for me...
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posted on
02/10/2004 5:51:51 PM PST
by
tubebender
(Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
To: tubebender
Try this snip.. :-]
"Widespread cynicism and substantially decreasing voter participation echo the overall disengagement in political and public life by our nation's citizenry," Cowan said in a statement. "In the end, the benefits of engaging citizens in the democratic process through the Internet will far outweigh any potential dangers."
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posted on
02/10/2004 6:01:18 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ... Support Out Troops! ...)
To: tubebender
Would you like to translate that for me... It means we are screwed. Anything that any government enity named "The Bipartisan California Commission on Internet Political Practices" does anything, the end result will be that we are going to get screwed.
To: NormsRevenge
how online political activity should be regulated. How is other political activity regulated? How is freedom of speech regulated? How about freedom of the press? How is it anyone thinks online activity is any different than any other activity?
The internet is merely a new medium for conducting the same business America has always conducted.
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posted on
02/10/2004 6:15:39 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: Blue Screen of Death; NormsRevenge
Sorry Norm, BSoD wins this one...
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posted on
02/10/2004 6:16:20 PM PST
by
tubebender
(Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see...)
To: NormsRevenge
That they even dare ask the question - should internet speech be reugulated - is chilling.
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posted on
02/10/2004 6:18:00 PM PST
by
DManA
To: NormsRevenge; Jim Robinson
The Bipartisan California Commission on Internet Political Practices report recommends protecting voter education Web sites and online media from regulation as political campaigning on the Internet grows. This is so Orwellian I don't know where to begin.
To: NormsRevenge
Psssst, Anna... You may as well try figuring out how to unring the bell. Trying to regulate the internet regarding politics is only a tyrant's dream. Ain't gonna happen without mucho bloodshed.
To: tubebender; NormsRevenge
my translation.....throw the bums out....close down the leftists commission.
Bipartisan California Commission on Internet Political Practices
Oh I am sorry, it said Bipartisan
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posted on
02/11/2004 12:42:42 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
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