Possible new Arizona Law to censor the Internet.

[lotus503]

It's funny how these things work. If they're censoring 'our' internet, it's big government tyranny.

But when they convince people there's an enemy to be censored, so they're censoring 'those' perverts or left-wing radicals or terrorists or whatever, go for it!

That's how so many issues work - take the Trayvon story, when he's a 'kid we can relate to' it's a scandal, when he's a 'young punk black thug', people make excuses.

It's how it's worked a long time - McCarthyism was accepted when it was 'protecting us from the enemy communists', and rejected when it was about 'our freedoms'.

Welfare - people were 'Americans' when it passed, remembering the Great Depression and a 'war on poverty' was an 'American priority'.

Then it turned to 'those' blacks and minorities - screw that!

Civil rights - same thing, when whites were initially so against 'those people' changing things, until it became 'our rights as Americans'.

That's why campaign marketing has been so much about making the people feel alienated about the 'enemy candidate'.

With John Kerry it was painting him as feminine and French, with Obama it's Muslim, foreign, raised in a Madrassa, pals with terrorists, radical. Not one of us!

The left has had great success when it's painted a candidate as too 'aloof' - with Bush 41, with Romney. It's why Bush 43 made such a point of 'Nook ya lur'. He's no elitist!

This is how rights get stripped. They'll find one or a few examples of the internet content most offensive to people and use that to build support for 'doing something'.

You are so spot on!!

 

[dmcowen674]

Possible new Arizona Law to censor the Internet.

The law would make it a crime to use any electronic or digital device to communicate using "obscene, lewd or profane language" or to suggest a lewd or lascivious act, if done with the intent to "terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend."

H.B. 2549 "would apply to the Internet as a whole, thus criminalizing all manner of writing, cartoons, and other protected material the state finds offensive or annoying," Media Coalition says on its website -- at least for now, until what it says is found to be offensive or annoying by those in Arizona.


http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnew...a-legislature-passes-internet-censorship-bill

"Though Arizona is doing its best to criminalize birth control and immigration, among other facets of the modern world, it still hasn't banned electricity," the post says. "In fact, Arizona legislators use 'digital device' to draft legislation that is often plainly intended to annoy or offend anyone with a conscience. When Arizona legislators outlaw trolling, only outlaws will be Arizona legislators."

Looks like they will be banning Faux News ASAP...

http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/arizona-law-would-censor-internet-631407

Good, hopefully all the Republican states will take themselves off the Internets. :thumbsup:

 

[Craig234]

Oddly enough I'm not "red" at all, nor am I from 29. I do know what you mean though, this area is very different from the more populated parts of California. San Bernardino, not Bernadino.

Ah your 'location' says twentynine palms. I'm sure you understand why I was explaining the cultural similarity between San BernaRdino County and AZ/TX you mentioned you like.

It's not just a 'red' issue, there's a certain 'independence' desert culture that just happens to lean heavily red.

I find it a bit surprsing you 'aren't red at all' but find AZ/TX the most appealing.

 

[dmcowen674]

Looks like they are trying to shut down AT, at least in Arizona

Front page news now and lead story of Lame Stream Media as well:

4-4-2012

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugge...-criminalize-internet-trolling-184547052.html

Arizona bill could criminalize Internet trolling

Arizona marches to the beat of its own drummer. But if that drummer gets upset and starts hollering on the Internet, he might get tossed in the clink.

After spending years targeting illegal aliens, the Grand Canyon State is turning its sights on obnoxious Internet users (commonly called 'trolls').

A new update to the state's telecommunications harassment bill could make the practice of harassing people online illegal.

It is unlawful for any person, with intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend, to use ANY ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL DEVICE and use any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest any lewd or lascivious act, or threaten to inflict physical harm to the person or property of any person.


Violators could be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor and face up to 6 months in jail. If electronic devices are used to stalk someone, the charges then become a Class 3 felony, with penalties ranging from a minimum sentence of two and a half years in jail for non-dangerous offenders with no prior record to 25 years.

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Based on this law many of the AT offenders in here would be sitting in Jail for at least 2 1/2 years and Class 3 Felons.

 

[HomerJS]

Big gubmit nanny state conservatism. You guys are such hypcocrites.

 

[Paul98]

Anyone who thought this was a good idea and helped put this together should be arrested and thrown in jail. But this will never be passed and if it is it will be struck down, so I wouldn't worry about it. It's just the dumb fucks who put this out there that are a serious problem.

 

[Ausm]

Big gubmit nanny state conservatism. You guys are such hypcocrites.

+1 To bad their sheepal are to fucking stupid to realize this.

 

[IronWing]

I for one welcome our new inte

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rnet censors.

 

[dmcowen674]

Anyone who thought this was a good idea and helped put this together should be arrested and thrown in jail. But this will never be passed and if it is it will be struck down, so I wouldn't worry about it. It's just the dumb fucks who put this out there that are a serious problem.

It passed both the House and Senate of Arizona Congress.

It is sitting on the desk for the Arizona Governor to sign.

Did she sign it yet?

I'd really like to see the first wave of Arizona offenders locked up immediately.