FC: McCain also loves government-coerced Internet filtering

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>]

[I was there when McCain's commerce committee voted for COPA/CDA II.
McCain was smiling widely for the TV cameras, saying how the Feds needed
to clean up the net, protect the children, etc. --Declan]

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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:14:13 -0500
From: deleted
To: declan@well.com
Subject: Re: FC: George W. Bush endorses Internet filtering

Declan, 

If you use this, pls. delete my info.

Bush may have endorsed a library filtering resolution debated by a local
community, but as I'm sure you'll recall, McCain sponsored national
legislation that would force all schools and libraries to do so, at the
peril of losing their share of what has (by latest estimates) now grown to
over $4 billion of federal funding.  (S. 97, 1st Session, 106th Congress;  
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c106:./temp/~c106nzbshw - Just one
more reason to question the FCC's handling of the implementation of Sec.
254 of the '96 Telecom Act, but that's another story.)

BTW, I'm sure many politechnicals would be interested in any info on
reports I've seen/heard that McCain's tax plan considers credits for
advertising a "loophole" that needs to be closed.  This would have serious
implications for businesses that advertise on the Internet (to say nothing
of those dotcoms that rely on banner ads for revenue).  I've not seen
anything to cofirm or deny this; you're readers want to be informed.

Thanks!  



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