In order to protect the children from the internets the Republican Congress in their infinite wisdom has decided to help themselves out in a tough election year with the old favorite,
Won't somebody think of the children?
Won't somebody think of the children???
Fitzpatrick and fellow Republicans, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, on Wednesday endorsed new legislation that would cordon off access to commercial Web sites that let users create public "Web pages or profiles" and also offer a discussion board, chat room, or e-mail service.
In other words, any community driven site such as Kos. There's more after the jump.
Many of these to be banned sites of course are great outlets for academic research and yes even ones that teach kids how to avoid those scary boogeymen online. So why do the Republicans pushing this bill want to raise your children for you? Simple, poll-driven politics in a desperation move to get fear-mongered votes of course!
Fitzpatrick's bill, called the Deleting Online Predators Act, or DOPA, is part of a new, poll-driven effort by Republicans to address topics that they view as important to suburban voters. Republican pollster John McLaughlin polled 22 suburban districts and presented his research at a retreat earlier this year. Rep. Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, is co-sponsoring the measure.
The group, which is calling itself the "Suburban Caucus," convened a press conference on Wednesday to announce new legislation it hopes will rally conservative supporters--and prevent the Democrats from retaking the House of Representatives during the November mid-term election.
Disgusting. They are also discussing this story at /.