I am increasinly seeing articles about lawmakers trying to write laws against pornography.

On the 27th on June there was an article writen about new laws being mulled over by Congress. The trump card they are using is child protection. I have no problem protecting children from things they shouldn't experience, but I whole heartly believe that it is the parents duty to restrict the child, not the governments job.

From what I see, and what the article described the lawmakers as purposing is as follows:
Forcibly blocking off-color Web sites
Eavesdropping on what Americans are doing online
Making certain hyperlinks illegal
Recording which customer is assigned which Internet Protocol address
Dispatching "search and destroy" bots
Restricting naughty Webcams

Now in my opinion. I don't want the government doing any of these things. I enjoy reading and looking at off-color material. I don't want the government eavsdropping on my internet activity anymore than I want them listening in on my phone conversations. I don't want to be restricted from accessing material I find to be interesting (blocking anyones access to child pornography could be accepted). I definintly don't want the government hacking my computer, or hacking websites that I go to. I sure as hell don't want the government restricting me from seeing the 19yo girl down the street do naughty things on her webcam.

The blocking access to child pornography is where they get you. Who wants to allow access to this? No one. So what they are trying to get you to agree to is greater restrictions so that you don't look like some kind of sick pervert (don't like child porn, but I am a pervert).

So they are left without good solutions, but are steadly making ground at inacting bad solutions.

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