Issa Proposes Bill To Keep Congress From Passing Laws About The Internet, Reddit Unsure If Trap

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Congressman proposes 2-year ban on bills about Internet

In an unusual step, a U.S. congressman is proposing a two-year ban on all new federal legislation regulating the Internet.Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from California who has been an advocate for Internet freedoms, has posted online a draft of his legislation, the Internet American

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[sfrlz]

I... don't know. I think it is possible to put regulations on the internet without being stupid about it. I don't think the answer to lawmakers being completely ignorant of how technology works is to just stop legislating altogether.

[oceandezignz]

No. Nonono. Its a trap. Issa is a snake end of story!

[keestone]

Hey! That is horribly unfair to snakes.

[trivalent]

To be fair, the original snake was possessed? /cultural reference I believe.

[keestone]

I'm pretty sure Issa doesn't have that excuse. :p

[keestone]

Issa was against SOPA? Wow I didn't know he was capable of saying something that didn't make me want to punch him in the face.

I"m going for "stunt" here though. Congress doesn't need a "cooling off period" it needs education from folks that aren't RIAA lobbyists. (. . .and to pay more attention to people like Bruce Schneier.)

[rhysande]

I'm in favor of taking a pledge against taking pledges.

[randomtasks]

Why not ban legislation on the internet until when the generations who grew up with internet/knows how the internet work take office?