Ron Paul talks about Net Freedom
September 18th, 2008 by Brendan SteinhauserFor those of you following the debate over internet freedom, you might find this video interesting. Rep. Ron Paul has been a stalwart defender of internet freedom over the years.
Rep. Paul is on the House Financial Services Committee, which is currently reviewing regulations on “games of chance” online. The committee just passed an amendment the other day 30-19 (although Rep. Paul was in his district due to Hurricane Ike damage) that would help protect online privacy.
The pro-freedom bill is called the “Payments Systems Protection Act of 2008″ (HR 6870) — which FreedomWorks chief economist Dr. Wayne Brough has commented on here.
As Dr. Brough points out,
Should the [original bad] law stand, banks and payment systems will be pressed into servitude as informants and enforcers, routinely monitoring transaction information about individual internet users, and blocking transactions with what may actually be legal online businesses. Given the sweeping ramifications for individual privacy, policymakers should pay close attention to the impact this has on internet freedom.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Ah, Ron Paul, Citizens for a Sound Economy’s (now FreedomWorks’) first chairman. Of course, he was forced out of CSE by the Koch family when he refused to use CSE as a tool to lobby for the Koch’s corporate interests. Too bad the rest of you folks don’t share his dedication to principal.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
principle i mean
September 29th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
A True, free market system will always come down on the side of freedom for individuals because it is healthy to allow opinions to be exchanged and discussed. We have seen how closed societies deal with freedom of the individual and how much it has devastated countries throughout history. Ask yourself why the Bush Administration felt compelled to bring about the muzzling of citizens with the Patriot Act. It has only served to endanger freedom and foment fear in speaking to one another on where this country is headed. Why are many other restrictions in place upon the people? We have committed no terrorism or treason to our country. We must look at these restrictive policies and question exactly why have they been installed? What more do we foresee if Americans continue down this road to government license do run amok and view its people as though they are guilty until proven innocent?