Decius wrote:
] ] Internet Censorship - As part of a major overhaul of the
] ] nation's telecommunications industries, both the House
] ] and Senate approved major new censorship schemes for the
] ] Internet. The Senate adopted its version, the so-called
] ] Communications Decency Act, by a vote of 84 to 16.
]
] Kerry voted for the CDA. Now, Bush would have voted for
] proposals that were much, much worse. But I thought it worth
] underlining again. We're not going to get someone who "gets"
] the internet or who is particularly a friend of civil
] liberties regardless of who we vote for.
]
] Whoever...
]
] `(1) knowingly within the United States or in foreign
] communications with the United States by means of
] telecommunications device makes or makes available any
] indecent communication in any form including any comment,
] request, suggestion, proposal, image, to any person under 18
] years of age regardless of whether the maker of such
] communication placed the call or initiated the communication;
] or
]
] `(2) knowingly permits any telecommunications facility under
] such person's control to be used for an activity prohibited by
] paragraph (l) with the intent that it be used for such
] activity,
] shall be fined not more than $100,000 or imprisoned not more
] than two years or both.

Good. This may make the computer nerds begin to mind their manners.