You're right!
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.
What caliber please, would you like? (or need?)
I think they are trying to get as much done as they can before the sheeple wake up.
These are the same liberals who were OUTRAGED that we would dare to intercept or interfere with the communications of terrorists who want to kill us. Astonishing.
war
Be vewy, vewy quiet. Waxman is listeing with his big ears.
Is it possibly in the Spam filter settings?
tell me how and when so I can be there.
Is that a picture of a blood sucking fruit bat?
Waxman is a neo-Nazi, in my book.
“The one” is also going to need to control this in order to exact his agenda for this country....and the world. He’ll need control of the net to maintain individual health and personal data, tracking movement, financial transactions, and his message/propaganda.
The DU must be shaking in their boots....
I seriously have been thinking the same thing. Maybe we need to start sharing addresses and cell#s?
You're right!
hanks 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."
As soon as they are paying for it, they OWN it AND US! People better wake up before they own our health care and the rest of us and people better wake up now!
This bottom dweller has an incredibly high opinion of himself.
We may have to use smoke signals SERE_DOC.
Oversight? i say overkill, will we still be able to use it?
Screw you, Congressman Nostril.
The Progre$$ive Left, like good little Nazis, has to create its enemies with propaganda.. altho there is certainly no shortage of folk ready to volunteer.
WE have seen their handiwork before, and now again, are threatened by those of evil intent operating under the guise of just wanting to save us from our capitalist ways.
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