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10-12-2006, 08:16 PM
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Has the ACLU chimed in?
I am just curious if anyone has anything on any ACLU opinions or statments on the current legislation (internet Bill). It seems like they should be all over this sort of trampling of individual liberties, and yet I don't recall hearing peep out of them for what must be a month now.
"Your excuses are your own" -- Richard Roma 
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#2
10-12-2006, 08:21 PM
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Re: Has the ACLU chimed in?
The ACLU doesn't give two [censored] because
a)were not a minority b)has nothing to do with religion c)were not poor
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#3
10-12-2006, 08:26 PM
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Re: Has the ACLU chimed in?
The ACLU said something almost 10 years ago about "turning ISP's into cops". Link to story but has not said anything about the current legislation to the best of my recollection.
An excerpt: [ QUOTE ] A new bill that would outlaw Internet gambling in the United States was attacked Thursday for a provision that the American Civil Liberties Union says would force Internet service providers to act as online cops. Online gambling, which defies traditional state jurisdictions, has caught the Department of Justice with its pants down. So far, the department has been unable to establish any adequate plan to police cyberwagers. While the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 prohibits the use of phone lines to place bets across state lines, the question of whether the act applies to online gambling remains unsettled. The issue is further complicated by the fact that many online casinos have moved their operations offshore. ..... The Gambling Protection Act is co-sponsored by a bi-partisan group of senators: Democrats Bob Graham of Florida, Dianne Feinstein of California, and Tim Johnson of South Dakota; and Republicans Charles Grassley of Iowa and Tim Hutchinson of Arkansas. [/ QUOTE ] Take a look who was sponsoring the legislation back then too.
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10-12-2006, 08:53 PM
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Re: Has the ACLU chimed in?
[ QUOTE ]
The ACLU doesn't give two [censored] because a)were not a minority b)has nothing to do with religion c)were not poor [/ QUOTE ] d)not NON-AMERICANS being held in Guantanamo Bay. I'm starting to get the picture. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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