McCain proposes bevy of new Internet regulations

**yesdachi** · 12-12-2006, 20:24

Will McCain work on something worthwhile… ever?

**Crazed Rabbit** · 12-12-2006, 20:33

That's it, I'm never voting for the man.

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, YOU TWIT!

How about, instead of regulating the internet into ruin to 'protect the children', we teach our children not to be stupid?!

CR

**Lemur** · 12-12-2006, 21:23

Well, I really think McCain and Hillary Clinton should get together and create a comprehensive Stop Bad Things in Technology bill. Joe Lieberman and Tipper Gore can crib notes from Jack Thompson, and finally, finally the children will be safe.

Teh pron! Teh pron destroyz teh children!

**ajaxfetish** · 12-12-2006, 23:09

It's all Al Gore's fault for inventing the damn thing in the first place. He should now be required to come in and fix it.

Ajax

**Prince of the Poodles** · 12-12-2006, 23:23

Guilliani(sp) in '08!!

**AntiochusIII** · 12-12-2006, 23:28

*wonders when Obama will jump on the bandwagon.*

Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump

if a 15 year old wants to make an obscene video of herself and post it on the internet

That should be a religious tradition.

**ezrider** · 12-13-2006, 18:15

Legislation to help take the burden of responsibility away from the individual.

The death of freedom is nigh

does the babe thread count as obscene content on a social networking site

**Kralizec** · 12-13-2006, 18:31

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

That's it, I'm never voting for the man.

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, YOU TWIT!

How about, instead of regulating the internet into ruin to 'protect the children', we teach our children not to be stupid?!

CR

I think that said bill is a bad, poorly thought-out idea, but I disagree with this kind of reasoning. According to you, the government shouldn't do anything about potential dangers to children if it's in the powers a good, caring parent to protect him/her.

The problem is that not every child has good, caring parents.

Over here, parents are legally allowed to refuse vaccinal treatments on their childrens behalf. They're christian extremists who think that applying any sort of medical treatment is diverting people away from the path God layed out for them.
So we now have, and will for the foreseeable future, people who have serious health problems or even are crippled because their parents wouldn't allow them to receive safe and effective medicine.

I'm not saying that parental responsibility is by definition a bad idea, it's a good idea in fact- but like with many things a good ballance needs to be found, treating different issues on a case-by-case basis.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 12-13-2006, 21:09

According to you, the government shouldn't do anything about potential dangers to children if it's in the powers a good, caring parent to protect him/her.

Um, I did not say that. If it infringes on other's freedoms (which requiring parents not to neglect their children does not) then I'm against it.

Crazed Rabbit

**Xiahou** · 12-14-2006, 05:05

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

That's it, I'm never voting for the man.

Here's hoping this bill gets wider publicity- people's short memories seem to be already forgetting his last attack on our freedoms- Campaign finance reform.

Reading this article certainly served to steel my resolve to never support the man.

**BDC** · 12-14-2006, 16:51

Over here, parents are legally allowed to refuse vaccinal treatments on their childrens behalf. They're christian extremists who think that applying any sort of medical treatment is diverting people away from the path God layed out for them.
So we now have, and will for the foreseeable future, people who have serious health problems or even are crippled because their parents wouldn't allow them to receive safe and effective medicine.

Child abuse. Children should be removed.

**Lemur** · 12-14-2006, 19:41

Originally Posted by BDC

Child abuse. Children should be removed.

The rules vary from state to state, but parents can opt out of most vaccinations here in the U.S. It isn't easy to do, but it's possible for fundies to deny their children all sorts of medical care. The only exception I'm aware of is the denial of necessary life-saving measures for an already-sick child. That was the case that the Christian Scientists got sued over ...

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 12-14-2006, 19:45

Originally Posted by Lemur

The rules vary from state to state, but parents can opt out of most vaccinations here in the U.S. It isn't easy to do, but it's possible for fundies to deny their children all sorts of medical care. The only exception I'm aware of is the denial of necessary life-saving measures for an already-sick child. That was the case that the Christian Scientists got sued over ...

That is, if you'll pardon the expression, freakin' whack. Why doesn't anyone do anything about it?

I personally also believe that those crazy parents who take their children to homeopaths rather than doctors should be prosecuted.

**Vuk** · 12-14-2006, 19:55

I have never been vaccinated in my life, and all my friends who got vaccinations for diseases, always got the disease. I have never had chicken pox, or anything else they vaccinate you for. If my parents heard that, they'd be laughing through the coffin! It should be a parent's decision...I think my parents made the right choice.