On 3/3/07, Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yonah Russ wrote: > I don't think so at all- I just think that the laws in a democracy are > usually reasonably in line with the majority of the constituents. While "Majority rules" is a very important basis of democracy, it is very far from being the only one. Two others that come to mind are "Minority rights and legitimacy" (i.e. - it's ok to be a minority, you should not be harassed merely for not being part of the majority) and "Pluralism of thought". Without these later two, no country is a democracy. Add to this the generally good idea of "avoid doing by law what can be achieved using self regulation", and you have all the markings of a bad law.
This law isn't stopping anyone who already legally has the right to look at porn from looking at porn. It just requires them to prove that they have the right. I don't see requiring to identify yourself before watching porn as any different from requiring a license for driving. This isn't about censoring the internet. This is about censoring the internet from children. I don't know any child that can't live without a slightly smaller internet.
The laws are made by people chosen to make laws. The citizens in this > country chose those people to make those decisions. Which makes the parliament directly responsible for the citizens to make reasonable laws. What's the point?
I don't think almost any government is perfect- just hopefully a > lesser evil. But, in this case, an evil non the less. > -Yonah Let me flip the question for you. Please explain why is this proposed law better than, say, the ISPs offering a "Kosher Internet" service at a modest price to those parents interested in such a service?
As I've said in other parts of this thread I think this law has a major advantage in that it will block access from anywhere- People can attempt to protect their home networks only to fail at the local internet cafe or though the neightbor's wireless connection, or on a cellphone. This law ensures (hopefully) that every access to adult content will be made by adults. If a parent really want's they're kids looking at porn sites, they'll give them their password. -Yonah Shachar
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