[ubuntu-us-ut] Concerning House Bill 139

[baens]

 From the utah.gov site:
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HB0139.htm

~Erik L.


Benjamin Cardon 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 
> <mailto: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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