In January 2007, McCain (and Schumer) introduced S.431, a modified, stand alone proposal that was included in McCain's S.4089 from late last year. With the recent attention surrounding MySpace, sex offenders and subpeonas, it's worth noting McCain's involvement in the commotion.
The bill, designed by McCain, but embraced by several Dems, is a Trojan Horse which trades child safety for Murdoch dollars, legalizes state sanctioned censorship, interferes with a task force of state Attorneys General, addresses less than 10% of the problem, and has the stench of a quid pro quo arrangement.
The genesis of the bill came from MySpace in self-defense of state and Congressional criticism/findings that the design of the site allowed minors to access adult material/communications, and predators to access minors. MySpace solicited McCain to cockblock the posse of state AGs, then assisted McCain in drafting legislation favorable to MySpace's business interests, which implicated First Amendment principles. In return, McCain was rewarded with a fund raising platform.
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