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.
LOL!!! You have quite a talent there! That’s one of the best photoshops I’ve ever seen (and funniest). Can you put a laptop in there somewhere?
That's a great idea! I'll do that tonight!
Two words for Mr. Waxman:
Lexington.
Concord.
I had a few debates with Man50D about this before the election. I was so scared of Obama I would have voted for McCain even without Palin.
But now we are at rock bottom. There’s nothing to lose. We vote everbody out, and no more compromising.
McCain is worse than Obama—he got Obama elected while supporting leftist ideology yet pretending to be conservative. McCain disgusts me.
Quite!
I can’t say McCain is worse than Obama, he voted against this hideous bill.. Obama signed it...
bump
Waxman, you idiot!!! Quit chasing after parked cars!!!
Why not? Obama already has the complete complicity of the lunatic mainstream media to cover for him and act as his propoganda mouthpiece. The demoRATs are actively engaged in efforts to re-enact the Fairness Doctrine and effectively shut down conservative talk radio. Once socialist-fascist-communist usurper Obama and the demoRATs controll all media, it would be an easy stretch for him to continue to fan & control the messianic fervor of his idiot supporters & ignorant masses.
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Yes, but much more I suspect. Regulate it and tax it. Control who does what, who says what. They are starting to talk about internet regulation in Canada too. Coincidence? I think not!
China oversees the internet too.
McCain is now in fake-to-the-right mode. His voting against this bill is meaningless, it’s only meant to fool as many conservatives as possible.
McCain has proven very useful to the Marxist agenda. His conservative votes are expendable for the cause. His practical use for Marxism is in swaying gullible conservatives regarding key issues such as water boarding, Gitmo, the Iraq war (his public comments in 2003 contributed greatly in turning public opinion against the war in the beginning).
And don’t forget McCain’s statement during the presidential campaign that Obama would not be a threat to the nation if elected president. It was worth a lot of votes for Obama, I’m certain of that.
So you see, McCain can vote conservative as much as he wants—none of that is significant. His political commentary is evidence that he plays a key role in advancing socialism.
We really really need to start jailing politicians who ignore the law.
Starting at the top and after the trial. Just the trashing of the Constitution after taking an oath of office to protect the thing, is reason enough.
They hate our freedoms.
Nah, they just get in the way of their agenda. Notice, they are perfectly willing to bask in those freedoms while using the founding documents that enumerate the same, to bash you and me over the head. I’m not sure how long it will take before they realize if those freedoms disappear we will all be in the same boat.
I’ll tell you what, waking up to the news that “prominent Republicans aren’t ruling out bank nationalization” and that they “favor the Swiss model over the Japanese one” might make me change my mind in a hurry.
And then to hear the conservatives in the “pundit pit” on Fox News agree with their liberal counterparts and talk about it like it was the BEST option for our immediate future...I guess that slope is more slippery than I thought.
Everything they do is..”for your own good.”
>>I will be part of the American Free Republic Brigade when we stand it up.<<
What ever you want to call it, count me in.
I half expect it to come to this. It wouldn’t surprise me if Obama wanted some form of insurrection so he can in fact declare a national emergency and martial law. But you know who they will come after right?
Live Free or Die is about the best motto I can think of that applies at this point.
Meanwhile the ACLU will continue to defend the "f"-word as the sole purpose of the First Amendment.
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