eff.org — President Bush is attempting to get Republicans to end their objections and put into effect the Convention on Cybercrime. It would require the FBI to aid oppressive foreign regimes in enforcing their internet laws, including ones where free expression of political opposition is a crime. In effect, it would end freedom of speech on the internet.
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willcode4beerAug 4, 2006
noamsml, yes
weaksnycAug 4, 2006
@nofxjunkeeI agree with almost everything you just said. I'm not content with the state of the US, I'm not content with the numerous problems within the system, I'm not content with George Bush, and I'm not content with the civil war about to break out in Iraq because of him. I think GB is one of the worst things to ever happen to this country, and it sickens me that there are in fact many people getting rich off of this horrible situation.All I was saying is that I love this country. If you give the people the power to vote, you give them the chance to make bad decisions and act on them (voting), albeit on a very small scale. There is no perfect system. You can never make 100% of any group of people happy. At the time of the election, the country was split, and due to a number of factors, GW was reelected. I hate it, you obviously hate it, and 70% of the country is not happy with it either. BUT... I'm not willing to give up on this country because of it. Revolution is a serious term, and I don't agree that that's what we need. As for everything else you say, I do agree, and I share your frustration.
thndrshk2kAug 4, 2006
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it"I doubt most of the U.S. govt would agree with this fine quote.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2006
Much ado over nothing at this time.With Congress currently on vacation, and that treaty not being schedualed to be debated anytime soon, I would suggest that you do write your e-mail, but place it in the pending box for at least 5 weeks.
bentman78Aug 4, 2006
@willcode4beersomehow I doubt that. I live and work in DC and you know what...there is protesters out here every other day and nothing happens to them... nothing.People seem to think we live in this totalitarian regime and we don't. I have friends who lived in Communist Russia and can tell you what totalitarianism is, and it's not Bush.
willcode4beerAug 4, 2006
I don't think we live in a totalitarian regime. I'm just saying what I saw. To be fair to Fox, CNN had the same video, just missing the funny commentary.
seventoesAug 5, 2006
...yeah..?
dstzAug 7, 2006
The saddest part is that the usa are the reference for free speech and democracy.Don't even think to Europe, most of us hate free speech and think it's virtue to put in jail people who dare to disagree with what is deemed consensual speech.
phony01Aug 8, 2006
But the article says, "So far, ratification has been blocked thanks to a "hold" placed by conservative lawmakers."Where are the benevolent Dems on this?
1965sprintOct 4, 2006
The Supreme Court has ALREADY ruled that foreign laws, and treaties NOT RATIFIED by the US Senate, in FACT, NOT EVEN SIGNED by a US President are to be used in interpreting US Law. If I recall correctly, there was supposed to have been a Supreme Court decision that basically said that if a treaty violated the US Constitution or Bill of Rights, tough luck, the treaty became the supreme law of the land. Several months ago there was a newspaper article about a US citizen who had a box of ammo in Mexico, where at the time it was a felony to posses ammo. He was sent back to the US to serve out his prison sentence. He now has a FELONY conviction in the US for something done in a foreign country that is NOT A CRIME IN THE USA. I don't see the Supreme Court ruling this a violation of the Bill of Rights.