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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 9:01pm

  
  

  First Post

  So Sue Me ;)

   

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  Iron Chef, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 9:19pm

  
  

  That makes as much sense as the Boulder Colorado legislator who wants to lock cats indoors and keep them on leashes...

   

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  Jake, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 9:39pm

  
  

  Very true, Iron Chef. But since I spent nearly ten years being woken up by the family moggies and next-door's tomcat trying to disembowel each other, and have met numerous people on the Internet whom I'd just love to be able to identify -albeit probably not for the reasons this legislator has in mind- I can see why they're attractive in the abstract.

   

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  Iron Chef, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 10:20pm

  
  

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  Hi Jake,
  
  I enjoyed your comments immensely! But I have to ask, have you read the commentary from the legislator?
  
  Like the efforts of this Kentucky legislator, they could be equated to trying to kill a fly with a jackhammer. Someone’s feelings were hurt. And until it’s realized that the GEN-X crowd inherently doesn’t like criticism, as they were brought up thinking they were “special” (Thanks, Fred Rogers) we’re going to continue infighting.
  
  Things have changed. The world is becoming more complex and globalized. Someone needs to step up and be the voice of reason.
  
  Again, this is a societal problem.
  
  http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/mar/09/keeping-kitty-on-a-leash/

   

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  Jake, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 11:50pm

  
  

  Heh. I figured that just going by the above article would enable me to give him the benefit of the doubt, and assume he just wants the chance to hunt down every moron he meets online and set their house on fire.
  On a serious note, I'm all in favour of compelling the owners of discussion forums and the like to be more proactive in keeping some measure of order, but the proposals he's putting forward are grossly disproportionate and in direct contradiction to a couple of dozen different laws. If he's serious about this and not pulling some kind of rentaquote publicity stunt, his best bet is to push for an amendment to the CDA compelling service providers to delete posts, ban users and inform the relevant authorities where possible in the event of a criminal offence -but not a civil one- being committed through their site.

   

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  Iron Chef, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 12:27am

  
  

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  Easily the ideology behind "Wikinomics" by Don Tapscott is that "It will only hurt you if you let it."
  
  So does it hurt, Jake?

   

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  Jake, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 9:55am

  
  

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  Iron Chef: I don't quite follow you. I'm not saying I'm not thick-skinned enough to handle the odd troll, but I don't see why they should be allowed to get away with distressing the more sensitive and annoying the hell out of everyone else. Nor do I think 'Generation X' are going to grow up without some prodding, and God knows what kind of damage some of the examples I can think of will do when they get old enough to vote.

   

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  Jason Still, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 10:18am

  
  

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  Iron Chef: I don't quite follow you. I'm not saying I'm not thick-skinned enough to handle the odd troll, but I don't see why they should be allowed to get away with distressing the more sensitive and annoying the hell out of everyone else. Nor do I think 'Generation X' are going to grow up without some prodding, and God knows what kind of damage some of the examples I can think of will do when they get old enough to vote.

  
  
  maybe I'm misreading you, but the last members of generation x have been of voting age for quite some time

   

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  Iron Chef, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 10:19am

  
  

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  You win, my friend. :-)

   

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  illegalprelude, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 10:08pm

  
  

  lol

  hahaha. Mike, I love the topic. Only regular readers of the site I believe get it. But here is what I dont understand, why spent the money to attempt to pass such ridiculous laws and to what purpose. And more so, is that tax payer money being used to do such things?

   

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  It Wasnt me, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 10:36pm

  
  

  wanted to post as "Anonymous Coward" but 1st poster beat me to it :(

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 10:34am

  
  

  @It Wasnt me

  I'm pretty sure you and the first poster are the same person, anyways.

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 11:13pm

  
  

  haha

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 11:33pm

  
  

  politicos like to push bills they know won't fly, if they know it'll generate headlines. That's how they maintain name recognition. Bad legislation uses up term time and is far easier to craft than good legislation.

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 11:34pm

  
  

  That's it I'm boycotting Kentucky. No more Bourbon, Chicken and horse races.

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 10th, 2008 @ 11:35pm

  
  

  I bet they support King George

   

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  Known Coward, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 12:42am

  
  

  Kentucky Lawmaker

  He can go fly a kite.

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 1:36am

  
  

  Bite me Kentucky

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 1:49am

  
  

  Don't they have anything better to do? Like inbreeding... bestiality... something else?
  
  Those wacky Kentuckians. When will they learn?
  
  ~Ju don know who I am.

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 2:49am

  
  

  Wow! the home of the brave and the home of the free. Will they try to ban proxy's next? Go after servers NOT in their Sate or the US for that matter?

   

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  Anonymous Coward, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 2:49am

  
  

  Wow! the home of the brave and the home of the free. Will they try to ban proxy's next? Go after servers NOT in their Sate or the US for that matter?

   

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  Michael G., Mar 11th, 2008 @ 2:55am

  
  

  We pay these people to do what?

  It just amazes me that we pay, and some of you elect, these people to sit up there and waste time on bills that haven't a chance be passed. Days, weeks, maybe months to come up with something that even he knew was a waste of time when we're all about to pay $4.00 a gallon for gas with no end in site.
  
  Signed: Senator Whistle Dick

   

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  Dave Feustel, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 3:34am

  
  

  How about no anonymous voice votes in Congress

  If we're going to ban anonymous internet access, how about
  banning also anonymous voice votes in Congress so we know
  how each representative votes (or not) on every bill. No
  more unrecorded voice votes!

   

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  GeneralEmergency (profile), Mar 11th, 2008 @ 3:53am

  
  

  Weelll, I think them fellers in Kin-tucky...

  ...oughter be aspending less time afrettin'bout the dang internets and more time aworryin'bout the dang shortage of first cousins in the bluegrass state.
  
  
  
  (OK, I admit, that one was harsh.)

   

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  Jason Still, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 5:50am

  
  

  as a kentuckian...

  As someone born and raised in western KY and a current resident of Louisville, I'd like to apologize to everyone for this guy's foolishness as well as pretty much everything more than about 35 miles east of Louisville (especially Lexington and specifically the University of KY, anyone who's attended it, thought about attending it, or been a fan of their sports teams). If we give you bourbon will you forget about that half of the state and forgive us?

   

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  Overcast, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 6:40am

  
  

  So then I would lie about who I am?
  
  Would 'Overcast' qualify as 'non-anonymous' or do I have to use my REAL name?
  
  I guess someone pissed him off on a blog.

   

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  ME, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 6:52am

  
  

  yuh

  Kind of like all that illegal pr0n.

   

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  Neal, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 6:58am

  
  

  Sigh...

  As if Kentuckians weren't mocked enough for their stupidity now we've got lawmakers who'd consider themselves proud to be dumber than a fifth grader.

   

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  James, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 9:19am

  
  

  Kentucky Jelly

  Call up the 800# on the KY bottle and tell them that "Kentucky" Jelly just doesn't taste right (bonus points if you use a thick southern accent).

   

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  John, Mar 11th, 2008 @ 3:32pm

  
  

  Why??

  Like post #18 mentioned, why in the world was this bill even introduced? If the guy sponsoring the bill thinks it has no chance to pass, then why even start the process? Why waste time, money, and resources on a bill that is clearly useless? Are the lawmakers that bored or that desperate for attention that they propose bills which will never pass?

   

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  happycat, Apr 3rd, 2008 @ 6:49am

  
  

  why does the content of message boards even need to be monitored? i have every right to proclaim jews did 9/11 just to piss off ridiculous people who take this stuff seriously. not to mention it's true lamo XD

   

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  Tammy, May 15th, 2009 @ 1:33pm

  
  

  Anonymous Cowards

  I think thi bill should be passed. Topix has gotten way out of control in our town. It is hurtful and some of the worst stuff that I have ever seen. Children are actually doing polls on who is the fattest in school. Who is the ugliest. These kids that are being cyberbullied cannont help themselves. This needs to stop

   

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