This may be seen as more political than I normally allow The Christian Geek to be, however this is extremely relevant to the scope of the site. It has huge implications to both religious speech and it is one of the top tech issues of the day. You really need to read Mr. Crovitz article. It puts the issue out very clearly.
L. Gordon Crovitz: From Internet to Obamanet – WSJ.
What you have to keep in mind here is that he mentions both critical impact areas of what he calls “Obamanet” (I like that phrase…) The most important thing to take away is that these are regulations being passed to fix a problem that does not exist.
Everyone keeps focusing on the economics. Yes, problems have threatened, but market pressures have prevented them from coming about. Market forces have kept the internet working smoothly and more responsively than government could ever possibly do. Yet this is not the real danger of the impending federal regulations.
The real danger of these regulations is (more…)