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Re: Gore opposes unwarranted'' Internet censorship



Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 9-Jun-96 Gore opposes unwarranted''
.. by Joseph M. R. [email protected] 
>         Sounds good but I had to laugh when I heard it... is he at odds with
> other members of the administration, or is this rhetoric?

Heh. It's rhetoric, but it's also a sign of the shift in political tides
in DC. Now it's possible for politicos to claim the CDA went a bit too
far -- but they waited for a broad, corporate, mainstream challenge to
the CDA and a negative reaction to the DoJ's arguments from the judges
before they felt comfy taking this position.

Jack Fields, chair of House telecom subcom, made similar mouthings last
month in a speech I reported on in this month's (or was it last month's)
Internet World.

Also check out my f-c dispatch #13 for background on Gore's stand.

-Declan