[ubuntu-us-ut] Concerning House Bill 139

[Joseph Barney]

Ditto. I'd like to write someone about this. Thanks for the heads up.

Joe

On Jan 25, 2008 11:09 AM, Benjamin Cardon <bj.cardon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Christer,
>
> Where can we get more information on this bill and who supports it?
>
> BJ
>
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 4:08 PM, Christer Edwards <christer.edwards at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Good afternoon,
> >
> > My name is Christer Edwards.  I own property in Orem and have recently
> > learned about House Bill 139.  I hope you are able to take a moment
> > and hear how I feel this House Bill will affect us.
> >
> > I'm really disappointed to hear that you are behind house bill 139.  I
> > feel this bill would enforce additional government control on a local
> > level, something that I thought you were against.  I also believe that
> > our local government has more important things to be concerned with
> > other than enforcing age restrictions on internet usage.
> >
> > I applaud the effort in trying to protect the children of the state.
> > As a father I can only agree that I want my child protected from the
> > potential harms of the internet.  I believe, however, that the method
> > is mislead.  There are hundreds of legitimate uses of the internet,
> > and enforcing access restrictions should not be placed on our
> > government.  Restriction should be a point in family education.
> > Protecting my child from the potential harms of the internet is my
> > concern, and not that of my local government.  Efforts should be
> > directed at education and responsibility, other than the direction
> > this bill suggests.
> >
> > I am part of a number of local and state wide technical groups, which
> > I am sure you have recently heard from.  I have seen a number of
> > letters to you pass through our discussion lists and I can assure you
> > that many of the people you represent are aware of them.  I invite
> > anyone on these lists that has not yet contacted you to do so.
> >
> > I also hope you will consider how this will affect public services,
> > such as Xmissions donated public internet.  I believe services like
> > this show how Utah is advancing in the technical community and has
> > been able to successfully deploy an infrastructure like this, where
> > other states and cities have failed.  I have made use of this free
> > service and I applaud Xmission for what they have done in downtown and
> > other areas.  If this bill were to pass it would effectively remove
> > these services for *all* of us, not just for those that you'd like to
> > protect.
> >
> > I invite you to reconsider the direction of this house bill.
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Christer Edwards
> >
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