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Originally Posted by Bill
Sounds like you are saying support FSC as it's the closest thing to an adult business association we got...
Which I basically agree with. We gotta snap their chain a bit to make sure they adapt to the internet more
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Bill - and everyone actually - that is the primary point I was trying to make - they are the only ones that have come along and said - lets try this the way other biz organizations have done it successfully in the past - while not a perfect solution as you say - and being an org that hopefully (at least from what Ive read of past history of this group) the membership decides what and how things are done for the future. If we are looking for a group that will respond to our needs after we "form" this group, then we need to make sure we don't just sit back and let them go their way without our guidance. Keep in mind this is a group with very little web experience in the past, so our input would be very valuable in forming what we really want.
As far as the ACLU and EFF - I think there are very large and good reasons that they chose not to get into this fight - although I am a strong supporter of both and have known the original people involved with the EFF on a business level for years (way before the internet) I think that they are watching to make sure that this does follow all constitutional avenues - and when it gets side-tracked, as some think it already has, they will take on those fights.
To those that think that the FSC "folded", and not being a lawyer here so this is just more of an opinion, I truly believe that they realize that the FSC has a huge upper hand, evidenced by the fact that the DOJ even dropped to an agreement, and would really like to fight the larger fight of getting the whole law thrown out as unconstitutional, rather than just getting a temporary fix that the DOJ can take back to congress and say - OK lets go for the jugular and make it even stricter. Keep in mind that the congress right now is putting spins on everything to "protect the country from evil-doers" and they would follow the DOJ's lead like sheep - they've already proved that in many other cases. No congressman out there is gonna fight against "something that would protect children even if it steps on a few civil rights" as they would be writing their own ticket for no re-election - they know who votes - and I can guarantee you that most of the people that vote these days are people that have strong opinions - the middle-of-the-road people - the soccer moms and dads - are part of the apethetic 60% of the US that doesn't vote at all.
Enough thoughts - I'd better get some coffee
