New poll: 1 in 5 Americans want 'Net regulated like TV

Re:New poll: 1 in 5 Americans want 'Net regulated like TV by javert on Wednesday December 29, 2010 @11:55PM (#2051265)

Here's where regulation for the internet should start and end: All customers subscribing to internet services should sign a waiver saying they understand that the ISP and US government is not responsible for content on the internet, but that the content creator is and any concerns about content should be addressed to the content creator and not your local government representative.

Why not just teach the US Constitution in school and/or mail a copy of it to all citizens? Your statement follows directly from the following two "premises": (1) U.S. Constitution. (2) The Internet is built atop private property.

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Re:New poll: 1 in 5 Americans want 'Net regulated like TV by anamax on Thursday December 30, 2010 @12:28AM (#2051343)

> The Internet is built atop private property.

It's private property which crosses state lines, which is more than you can say for Wickard's wheat.

Today there are relatively few constitutional constraints on regulation of interstate commerce.

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Re:New poll: 1 in 5 Americans want 'Net regulated like TV by ataggart on Thursday December 30, 2010 @03:18AM (#2051709)

Filburn's wheat. Wickard was the Secretary of Agriculture.

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Re:New poll: 1 in 5 Americans want 'Net regulated like TV by javert on Thursday December 30, 2010 @07:03AM (#2051985)

Is your username a reference to Atlas Shrugged? If so, I'm intrigued; if not, I apologize---I bet you get that a lot.

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Re:New poll: 1 in 5 Americans want 'Net regulated like TV by javert on Thursday December 30, 2010 @07:00AM (#2051981)

TBH, I need to re-read the constitution; it's been a long time. I think the original meaning has been greatly diluted by invalid re-interpretations over the years. Sometimes I make statements that overlook this, but I need to stop doing that.

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