Thanks! Next time I'll google it or something. I was just feeling unmotivated. So much homework. :)<br><br>Joe<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 25, 2008 11:52 AM, baens <<a href="mailto:baensele@gmail.com">baensele@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> From the <a href="http://utah.gov" target="_blank">utah.gov</a> site:<br><a href="http://le.utah.gov/%7E2008/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HB0139.htm" target="_blank">http://le.utah.gov/~2008/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HB0139.htm</a><br>
<br>~Erik L.<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br><br>Benjamin Cardon wrote:<br>> Christer,<br>><br>> Where can we get more information on this bill and who supports it?<br>><br>> BJ<br>><br>> On Jan 24, 2008 4:08 PM, Christer Edwards <<a href="mailto:christer.edwards@gmail.com">christer.edwards@gmail.com</a><br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:christer.edwards@gmail.com">christer.edwards@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> Good afternoon,<br>><br>> My name is Christer Edwards. I own property in Orem and have recently<br>
> learned about House Bill 139. I hope you are able to take a moment<br>> and hear how I feel this House Bill will affect us.<br>><br>> I'm really disappointed to hear that you are behind house bill 139. I<br>
> feel this bill would enforce additional government control on a local<br>> level, something that I thought you were against. I also believe that<br>> our local government has more important things to be concerned with<br>
> other than enforcing age restrictions on internet usage.<br>><br>> I applaud the effort in trying to protect the children of the state.<br>> As a father I can only agree that I want my child protected from the<br>
> potential harms of the internet. I believe, however, that the method<br>> is mislead. There are hundreds of legitimate uses of the internet,<br>> and enforcing access restrictions should not be placed on our<br>
> government. Restriction should be a point in family education.<br>> Protecting my child from the potential harms of the internet is my<br>> concern, and not that of my local government. Efforts should be<br>
> directed at education and responsibility, other than the direction<br>> this bill suggests.<br>><br>> I am part of a number of local and state wide technical groups, which<br>> I am sure you have recently heard from. I have seen a number of<br>
> letters to you pass through our discussion lists and I can assure you<br>> that many of the people you represent are aware of them. I invite<br>> anyone on these lists that has not yet contacted you to do so.<br>
><br>> I also hope you will consider how this will affect public services,<br>> such as Xmissions donated public internet. I believe services like<br>> this show how Utah is advancing in the technical community and has<br>
> been able to successfully deploy an infrastructure like this, where<br>> other states and cities have failed. I have made use of this free<br>> service and I applaud Xmission for what they have done in downtown and<br>
> other areas. If this bill were to pass it would effectively remove<br>> these services for *all* of us, not just for those that you'd like to<br>> protect.<br>><br>> I invite you to reconsider the direction of this house bill.<br>
><br>> Thank You,<br>> Christer Edwards<br>><br>> --<br>> ubuntu-us-ut mailing list<br></div></div>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ut@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-ut@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ut@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-ut@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br>
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