Internet Outlawed in Utah......

sarettah · 03-09-2005

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=21620

Utah senate orders internet porn switched off
Think of the children

By Nick Farrell: Monday 07 March 2005, 07:02

THE UTAH SENATE has approved legislation that will force ISPs to ban certain web sites that are defined as 'harmful to children'.
Basically that includes any site that fits into a Utah senator's definition of pornography, which we understand is quite wide.

To make matters worse, the law will force search engines and even email providers not to display porn or face prosecution.

The law is being considered by the newly elected Republican governor Jon Huntsman. If it is approved, chances are it will be immediately challenged under the US constitution.

Apparently the US founding fathers had a problem with people imposing the same strict censorship of the interweb as enjoyed by China.

Supporters of the Utah bill, such as advocacy group Citizens Against Pornography, have called for this type of censorship to "give parents more control of their home Internet connections". Surely 'more control' doesn't mean more state control.

Installing web filters at home and packing their children off to bible class would be more useful than banning the Interweb for the rest of the universe.

Understandably the law is not universally loved by the good people of Utah. According to the Daily Herald editorial column, which slams the law for being against the first amendment, here, "creating a registry of Utah-based adult sites will not stop anybody from accessing online sex any more than standing chest deep in the Colorado River will stop its rush toward the Gulf of California. It's a pointless exercise, however well meaning." And there's more, here.

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Almighty Colin · 03-09-2005

Judicial will kill it.

pushpills · 03-09-2005

I'm sure that old guy and his cornies don't even use the internet, probably just saw a screenshot printed out and figured the smut gets passed around like flyers.

it'll never live.

TheEnforcer · 03-09-2005

The stupidity of some people just amazes me!

kath · 03-09-2005

Yeah, I saw this... funny that it's just hitting the news because I think this all went down mid-late February or something... I saw the preliminary stuff and just figured we'd hear about it if/when it passed... now all this press.

I agree - it's just too broad (not to mention stoopid) to get passed - even in Utah.

Dravyk · 03-09-2005

Anyone else here think the state of Utah should be outlawed? <_<

SykkBoy · 03-09-2005

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Originally posted by Dravyk@Mar 9 2005, 04:01 PM
Anyone else here think the state of Utah should be outlawed? <_<

I'm related to a good chunk of southern Utah and would vote for forced sucession for sure ;-)

JoesHO · 03-09-2005

you guys should listen to me more often, I posted this was happening about ten days or so ago....

Dravyk · 03-09-2005

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Originally posted by JoesHO1@Mar 9 2005, 04:51 PM
you guys should listen to me more often, I posted this was happening about ten days or so ago....

Did you say something, Joe?

JoesHO · 03-09-2005

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I'm related to a good chunk of southern Utah and would vote for forced sucession for sure ;-)

That's what ... about six families, or 100,00 people?

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kath Members Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,340	Yeah, I saw this... funny that it's just hitting the news because I think this all went down mid-late February or something... I saw the preliminary stuff and just figured we'd hear about it if/when it passed... now all this press. I agree - it's just too broad (not to mention stoopid) to get passed - even in Utah.