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Democrat Rep. Henry Waxman: 'Oversight of the Internet is One of His Top Priorities'
Monday, February 16, 2009 | Kristinn

Posted on 02/16/2009 6:59:38 PM PST by kristinn

The American Spectator's Prowler column published today has a disturbing report on the plans by the Democratic Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry Waxman to regulate political speech on the Internet.

In addition to details of methods Waxman is considering to rein in conservative talk radio, The Prowler reports on Waxman's desire to use the power of the federal government to investigate amd control political content on the Internet.

The article quotes an unnamed committee staffer as saying of Waxman's power grab:

"Does one heavily trafficked Internet site present one side of an issue and not link to sites that present alternative views? These are some of the questions the chairman is thinking about right now, and we are going to have an FCC that will finally have the people in place to answer them."

"Internet radio is becoming a big deal, and we're seeing that some web sites are able to control traffic and information, while other sites that may be of interest or use to citizens get limited traffic because of the way the people search and look for information. We're at very early stages on this, but the chairman has made it clear that oversight of the Internet is one of his top priorities."

"This isn't just about Limbaugh or a local radio host most of us haven't heard about. The FCC and state and local governments also have oversight over the Internet lines and the cable and telecom companies that operate them. We want to get alternative views on radio and TV, but we also want to makes sure those alternative views are read, heard and seen online, which is becoming increasingly video and audio driven. Thanks to the stimulus package, we've established that broadband networks -- the Internet -- are critical, national infrastructure. We think that gives us an opening to look at what runs over that critical infrastructure."

The article reports that Waxman intends to work with Democratic Party President Barack Hussein Obama's nominee to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, who is awaiting confirmation by the Democrat controlled Senate, to investigate and regulate free speech on the Internet.


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To: exist

Getting scary, and obviously going to get bloody.


41 posted on 02/16/2009 7:16:55 PM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (American Revolution II -- overdue.)
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To: kristinn
What a freakin' weasel.


42 posted on 02/16/2009 7:16:56 PM PST by 50mm (My respect for zero has reached zero)
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To: PubliusMM

The people and the masses are who put and keep them in power.


43 posted on 02/16/2009 7:17:05 PM PST by sport
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To: kristinn

Drunk on power is right. The fascist rats are moving too fast. Stupid, stupid people. The power grab is about to blow up in their faces.


44 posted on 02/16/2009 7:17:16 PM PST by sergeantdave (nobama is the anti-Lincoln who will re-institute slavery to government)
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To: ETL

That’s great! To Waxman and Democrats I’m a conservative criminal, it’s great, an outlaw because I speak up for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!


45 posted on 02/16/2009 7:17:42 PM PST by Son House (National Disasters Will Be Devastating Since Mr. Øbama's Spending Will Erode First Response Funding)
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To: XR7

“Who you callin’ Henry Waxman?”


46 posted on 02/16/2009 7:18:33 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Himmler comes to mind...


47 posted on 02/16/2009 7:19:04 PM PST by Clarence (back to lurking now...)
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To: All
SNIPPET from the link in post no. 1:

"Waxman is also interested, say sources, in looking at how the Internet is being used for content and free speech purposes. "It's all about diversity in media," says a House Energy staffer, familiar with the meetings."

48 posted on 02/16/2009 7:19:29 PM PST by Cindy
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Note the ears!

Does he look like this guy? Image and video hosting by TinyPic

49 posted on 02/16/2009 7:20:16 PM PST by Gosh I love this neighborhood
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To: Man50D
We are accelerating towards socialism at 1000 mph.

We are accelerating towards socialism at 1000 mph/h.

Unit consistency.

50 posted on 02/16/2009 7:20:20 PM PST by ColdWater
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To: J40000
Seems to me his job is ENERGY and COMMERCE, is it not???

"CHANGE"

Is what he is for as a good little follower, no matter what the change is.

He's a Democrat!

51 posted on 02/16/2009 7:20:23 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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To: Texas Fossil
I have already experienced e-mails frozen because of content at the connection of my local ISP to Yahoo.

Funny you should mention that because my ISP seems to have all of a sudden stopped sending me my "Rush in a Hurry Show Notes."
52 posted on 02/16/2009 7:20:37 PM PST by octobersky
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To: kristinn

This grimacing gargoyle of the left has his foot on the throat of liberty and is pulling out his knife. How much more of this can we suffer?


53 posted on 02/16/2009 7:20:39 PM PST by behzinlea
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To: kristinn
Color me stupid, but if you will indulge me a paranoid moment. People of like mind should consider an alternate form of communications when these infonazi's clamp down on the web.

Just a thought.

54 posted on 02/16/2009 7:20:48 PM PST by SERE_DOC (Today's politicians, living proof why we have and need a second amendment to the constitution.)
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To: CIDKauf

he means internet version of fairness doctrine


55 posted on 02/16/2009 7:21:44 PM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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To: kristinn

He’ll talk about it in terms of “interstate commerce” you watch.


56 posted on 02/16/2009 7:21:45 PM PST by HonestConservative (http://www.operationvalentine.blogspot.com/)
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To: dixiedarlindownsouth
Well, at least they are almost completely out of the closet now.

The Congressional Democrats have idiotically interpreted the 2008 election to be a mandate for them to do whatever they desire. If we're lucky, they will pay dearly in the midterm elections. If not, we'll need to stand to battle stations.

57 posted on 02/16/2009 7:21:45 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“The boy’s mother had to tie a pork chop around his neck to get their dog to play with him.”

LOL!

Actually, he has a puss that would scare a dog off a pork chop.


58 posted on 02/16/2009 7:22:27 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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To: SERE_DOC

We could go back to Morse Code.


59 posted on 02/16/2009 7:22:31 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: kristinn
The “French Solution” to our self anointed “monarchy” becomes more appealing..
60 posted on 02/16/2009 7:22:41 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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