December 15, 2006
McCain works hard to self destruct, before he's even the nominee
John McCain doesn't like us. No, not McBlogger in particular, though I'm sure if he's been here he probably hates us (it's the drinking). He hates blogs in general. I guess it's because we see through his 'independent' 'maverick' bullshit and call him what he really is, an old suckup. Well, now he's taken his dislike of blogs to a whole new level...
...he has introduced legislation that would treat blogs like Internet service providers and hold them responsible for all activity in the comments sections and user profiles. Some highlights of the legislation:
– Commercial websites and personal blogs “would be required to report illegal images or videos posted by their users or pay fines of up to $300,000.”
– Internet service providers (ISPs) are already required to issue such reports, but under McCain’s legislation, bloggers with comment sections may face “even stiffer penalties” than ISPs.
— Social networking sites will be forced to take “effective measures” — such as deleting user profiles — to remove any website that is “associated” with a sex offender. Sites may include not only Facebook and MySpace, but also Amazon.com, which permits author profiles and personal lists, and blogs like DailyKos, which allows users to sign up for personal diaries.
Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation notes that this proposal may be based more “on fear or political considerations rather than on the facts.” When he introduced his legislation to the Senate, McCain offered no evidence that children are being victimized by people who post comments on blogs.
McCain’s legislation could deal a serious blow to the blogosphere. Lacking resources to police their sites, many individual blogs may have to shut down open discussion.
McCain, you're a joke... a seriously bad, make-me-uncomfortable joke. That sound you hear is a car driving away from you. Inside, your hopes of being President. You flip-flop more than John Kerry at a McDonalds trying to decide what he wants to eat.
You lose.
To all elected officials... don't fuck with the internet. Seriously, it's a stupid, stupid move that always ends up making you look retarded.
(hat tip to PinkDome)
Posted by mcblogger at December 15, 2006 12:25 PM
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