Proposed 2 Year Ban on Internet Legislation: AKA the "Pull Your Heads out your Collective Asses" Bil - Polidicks

[quote](CNN) - 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 Moratorium Act of 2012. The bill would "create a two-year moratorium on any new laws, rules or regulations governing the Internet." Issa first posted the complete text of the bill Monday on Project Madison, the nickname for a crowdsourcing platform that allows citizens to amend individual passages of legislation by adding or striking language. On Tuesday, he posted a link to the bill on Reddit, the social news site, where users quickly voted it to the top. "Together, we can make Washington take a break from messing w/ the Internet," Issa said on Reddit, where he also invited users to suggest changes to the proposed bill. He said he will begin taking questions about it from Reddit users at 10:30 a.m. ET Wednesday. Issa is one of the more tech-fluent members of Congress and was an outspoken critic of the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would have penalized websites that host pirated content. That bill died this year amid near-unanimous opposition from the technology industry. Initial reaction on Reddit to his proposed moratorium was mixed. Some users were confused about what point Issa was trying to make, while others saw the move as a stunt. "I have a problem with legislation that preemptively ties your hands for years at a time. You can't know what the internet or society will look like in six months, let alone two years, and making it harder to respond to emerging threats or opportunities is an abdication of your responsibilities as a member of Congress," wrote one Reddit user. "This just seems to me to be more cheap political theater, along the lines of Grover Norquist's 'We will never ever ever raise taxes for any reason' pledge." "The answer is NOT to ban new regulation. We need regulation," another said. "But, I don't believe ANYBODY in Congress has the vocabulary, is intelligent in knowing how the internet or computers work, or has the foresight to put current trends and future technologies together in a context to create those new regulation that protect the internet and it's users/consumers." Issa's Reddit post had drawn more than 900 comments by late Tuesday afternoon. Leslie Horn, writing for Gizmodo, also dismissed Issa's idea. "Open internet? That's a good thing. But a law that keeps congress from governing? That's not a good thing -- the internet is a big place, and the language of this law is very broad," she wrote. "As it stands now, IAMA is just a discussion draft, meaning it will be a very long time before it's even close to a vote. And while we're for an open internet, a blanket ban is a bad idea. Let's think about this one a little more, Rep. Issa." When asked why the congressman introduced the bill, a spokesman for Issa told CNN, "After SOPA and PIPA (the Senate's similar Protect Intellectual Property Act), it became very clear that we needed a cooling-off period to figure out a better way to create policy that impacts Internet users, job creators and all Americans." The spokesman, who asked not to be named, declined further comment Tuesday.[/quote] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/27/tech/web/issa-reddit-internet-bill/index.html?c=tech&page=1[/url]

A moratorium on all internet legislation is not what we need. What we need is a bill that guarantees our rights, freedoms, and privacy on the internet, that isn't stuffed full of backdoors for law enforcement and the MAFIAA to snoop on us.

I like this idea. I like it a lot.

It'll last eight seconds before it gets destroyed in a wave of lobbying.

[QUOTE=Reds;38624564]It'll last eight seconds before it gets destroyed in a wave of lobbying.[/QUOTE] Which is exactly why I think lobbying is a retarded system.

Just leave the fucking internet alone *sigh* if only

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;38624550]A moratorium on all internet legislation is not what we need. What we need is a bill that guarantees our rights, freedoms, and privacy on the internet, that isn't stuffed full of backdoors for law enforcement and the[B] MAFIAA [/B]to snoop on us.[/QUOTE] Okay A. That sounds really childish and B. Its more than just them. Its the cable companies and Hollywood.

[QUOTE=Swilly;38624888]Okay A. That sounds really childish and B. Its more than just them. Its the cable companies and Hollywood.[/QUOTE] That is part of the Music and Film industry Association though.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;38624550]A moratorium on all internet legislation is not what we need. What we need is a bill that guarantees our rights, freedoms, and privacy on the internet, that isn't stuffed full of backdoors for law enforcement and the MAFIAA to snoop on us.[/QUOTE] One step at a time. This moratorium is a step in that direction.

[QUOTE=Reds;38624564]It'll last eight seconds before it gets destroyed in a wave of lobbying.[/QUOTE] Why is corporate lobbying legal in the first place? It's sickening that companies can push money their way into the law.

[QUOTE=Fangz;38625013]That is part of the Music and Film industry Association though.[/QUOTE] Not Cable companies though. And it still sounds incredibly childish.

This is a step in the right direction. However we need rights too, they can easily knock this down.

Someone please change Amendment 1 to state that it also applies to the internet

Go on reddit. The guy proposing this is D. Issa, one of the most staunch supporters of SOPA and CISPA, so take it with a truckload of salt

[QUOTE=Swilly;38625367]Not Cable companies though. And it still sounds incredibly childish.[/QUOTE] That's its real name, dude. [url]http://mafiaa.org/[/url]

Why are you chucklefucks rating this winner? [B]This would be to prevent the FCC from protecting the rights of individuals in getting internet access. [I][URL="http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/House/California/Darrell_Issa/Views/Net_Neutrality/"]Issa is openly opposed to Net Neutrality![/URL][/I][/B]

internet should be treated like any other source of information.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;38624550]A moratorium on all internet legislation is not what we need. What we need is a bill that guarantees our rights, freedoms, and privacy on the internet, that isn't stuffed full of backdoors for law enforcement and the MAFIAA to snoop on us.[/QUOTE] if law enforcement wants something private on the internet, they'll get a warrant for it. end of story.

reread the article again it isn't as peachy as the title suggests

[QUOTE=Xenocidebot;38626063]Why are you chucklefucks rating this winner? [B]This would be to prevent the FCC from protecting the rights of individuals in getting internet access. [I][URL="http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/House/California/Darrell_Issa/Views/Net_Neutrality/"]Issa is openly opposed to Net Neutrality![/URL][/I][/B][/QUOTE] Considering how he fought tooth and nail against SOPA, that genuinely surprises me. Ah well, I guess there's no money in doing what the people want you to do.

I dont think the OP really read his own article :v:

[QUOTE=Ekalektik_1;38627067]Considering how he fought tooth and nail against SOPA, that genuinely surprises me. Ah well, I guess there's no money in doing what the people want you to do.[/QUOTE] Guy above said he fought FOR SOPA.

[QUOTE=Tacosheller;38625891]That's its real name, dude. [url]http://mafiaa.org/[/url][/QUOTE] It's a really funny story since originally, MAFIAA was a joke acronym for when the MPAA and RIAA would do something dumb but then they both merged and actually created MAFIAA. It's just... Wow.

The title is very, very misleading. This isn't a good thing.

[QUOTE=Reds;38624564]It'll last eight seconds before it gets destroyed in a wave of lobbying.[/QUOTE] And then another 8 seconds would pass before crazy people start throwing bricks at the lobbyists. Fun times for all involved!

[QUOTE=Electrocuter;38627308]It's a really funny story since originally, MAFIAA was a joke acronym for when the MPAA and RIAA would do something dumb but then they both merged and actually created MAFIAA. It's just... Wow.[/QUOTE] They didn't really merge and for MAFIAA, it's a joke website

[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;38625283]Why is corporate lobbying legal in the first place? It's sickening that companies can push money their way into the law.[/QUOTE] Specially because the government is supposed to create laws and rule by the interest of the people, not of the companies. It's kinda what democracy is all about, the people has the power.

[QUOTE=Ekalektik_1;38627067]Considering how he fought tooth and nail against SOPA, that genuinely surprises me. Ah well, I guess there's no money in doing what the people want you to do.[/QUOTE] It's a little disappointing how everyone rates Winner after reading the thread title and don't actually look at anything meaningful. This is the same congressman who co-sponsored CISPA, has been against Net Neutrality for a long long time and was voted one of the most corrupt politicians in congress. Not to mention the fact that the proposed two year ban on legislation would serve to stop legislation until a republican senate and congress can be secured in the elections in two years.

[QUOTE=Lord Fear;38627759]Specially because the government is supposed to create laws and rule by the interest of the people, not of the companies. It's kinda what democracy is all about, the people has the power.[/QUOTE] Apparently money = power, and many people [B]ESPECIALLY[/B] in high positions are also greedy.

[QUOTE=mfb412;38625626]Go on reddit. The guy proposing this is D. Issa, one of the most staunch supporters of SOPA and CISPA, so take it with a truckload of salt[/QUOTE] The article says he was firmly against SOPA?