Child Online Protection Act Appeal Rejected 251
TarrVetus writes "The Associated Press reports that a federal appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that the Child Online Protection Act will not be revived, upholding a 2007 decision that the unimplemented 1998 law is unconstitutional. The law, which made it a crime for websites to allow children access to 'harmful' material, was declared a violation of the First Amendment because of existing elective filtering technologies and parental controls that are less restrictive to free speech than the 'ineffective' and 'overly broad' ban."
What happens when you don't toe the line. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The System (Score:2, Funny)
> "If this law had gone into effect, it would have resulted into dumbing down of the Internet," said Chris Hansen, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union.
Whoa whoa whoa, since when has Chris Hansen become is a pro-pedo lawyer?
the system works (Score:1, Funny)
it is very easy, vey lazy, and very dumb to ape the usual cynical comments about our government (speaking as an american). but one of the bedrock principles of our government is checks and balances: if one branch gets out of line, another branch puts it back in its place. here, the legislative branch passed a law which abrogates freedom of expression. the judicial branch comes in, and squashes it. so celebrate, goddamn it, the system works
it is not useful for anyone to find that the system failed when it passed this law in the first place. people are weak, they make dumb mistakes. obviously, this law was an idiotic mistake. and it won't be the last idiotic law that is passed. but laws bet blocked, and overturned. please make note of that. there is a filter in place
of course, the diehards will find SOME way to complain about something. their first stop, of course, will be to list the familiar abuses of the bush administration... the bush administration that is now dead. the usual talking points and familiar executive branch excesses are history. move on, please find something new to whine and bitch and moan about
the biggest check of all, the biggest filter of all, the american people, just closed the chapter on that administration. of course i don't expect some of you to actually cheer when something good happens. for some of you, you seem congenitally incapable of doing that
whining and bitching and moaning. if that's all you can do, you've failed, not your government
so celebrate
Re:too many negatives (Score:1, Funny)
Once because I am not a moran.
but you may be a moron.
Re:The System (Score:3, Funny)
Whoosh.
For those who also do not feel the gust of air from the joke flying over your head, let me google it for you [letmegoogl...foryou.com].
Re:The System (Score:5, Funny)
I hope you're joking. Have you seen the state of the world today? It's a shambles! The economy is collapsing, and I think we all know the reason. Every single one of our children sees naked female breasts from the very day they're born. This has to stop, and it has to stop now: the children are our future, and if we don't protect them from the naked horrors of pornography, who will?
Re:The System (Score:1, Funny)
"Child porn is wrong, think of the children!!" But shouldn't it be "Child porn is wrong, DON'T think of the children!!"? Why are there so many articles about it?
Re:A very intelligent person (Score:5, Funny)
Since I started watching the Cookie Monster on Sesame Street when I was 3, I've gained 160 pounds.
Re:It's hard for parents to do this (Score:2, Funny)
I completely doubt that porn harms anyone
carpal tunnel?
Re:The System (Score:1, Funny)
Vagingle? WTF? Did your mom have a clit piercing with bells attached? I figured they make you remove those before giving birth.
Re:No more intro pages for porn sites? (Score:4, Funny)
Normally I just threw in whatever random responses I knew would put it over 18 and then moved forward.
... and then backward, and then forward again...