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Judie Montoya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hill, Dave wrote: > > FYI, as long as we're on the topic of being able to speak one's mind ... > > *** Dave _________________________________________________________________________> > ____ ___ _____ ____ _ _ _ > > / ___|_ _| ____/ ___| / \ | | ___ _ __| |_ Join thousands of Internet > >| | | || _|| | / _ \ | |/ _ \ '__| __| Users in a count down to > >the > >| |___ | || |__| |___ / ___ \| | __/ | | |_ fight for free speech > >online > > \____|___|_____\____| /_/ \_\_|\___|_| \__| at the Supreme Court! >_______________________________________________________________________ > > The Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition -- http://www.ciec.org > >_______________________________________________________________________ > > > > THE FIGHT FOR FREE SPEECH ONLINE LANDS IN THE SUPREME COURT IN 15 DAYS > > JOIN THOUSANDS OF YOUR FELLOW INTERNET USERS IN A HISTORIC COUNTDOWN > > > > March 4, 1996 > > > > Please distribute widely with this banner in tact. Please post only in > > appropriate forums. Do not distribute after March 19, 1997 >_______________________________________________________________________ > >NEWS - COUNTDOWN TO THE SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS OVER FREE SPEECH ONLINE > > > >The fate of the Internet and the future of the First Amendment in the > >information age hang in the balance. > > > >In just two weeks, on March 19th, 1997 at 10:00 am, the United States > >Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a legal battle over the > >constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), a law which > >imposes broadcast-style content regulations on the Internet. A decision is > >expected in June of 1997. > > > >Will the Supreme Court agree with 2 federal courts that found the > >Communications Decency Act unconstitutional, ruling that the Internet is a > >unique communications technology that deserves the same First Amendment > >protections enjoyed by the print media? Or will the Court side with > >Senator Exon, the Justice Department, and the Christian Coalition, who have > >argued that the government is the best judge of what material is > >appropriate online? > > > >The outcome of this case will have a profound impact on the future of the > >Internet as a viable means of free expression, education, and commerce. > > > >JOIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUR FELLOW NET USERS IN A HISTORIC COUNTDOWN > > > >With your help and support, the entire Internet community will have an > >opportunity to join together in the fight for the future of the Net. > > > >_____________________________________________________________________________ > >_ > >INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE > > > >In anticipation of this historic event, the Center for Democracy and > >Technology (CDT) and the Voters Telecommunications Watch (VTW) have > >launched a COUNTDOWN TO THE SUPREME COURT campaign to help spread the news > >about the case and provide an opportunity for Internet users to join the > >fight. > > > >If You Maintain A World Wide Web Page: > > > >1. Add the following link *TODAY* in a prominent location on your site: > > > > <a href="http://www.ciec.org"> > > <img src="http://www.ciec.org/images/countdown.gif" alt="Countdown to > > Supreme Court"></a> > > <br clear=all><br> > > > >2. IMPORTANT -> Let us know you have joined the campaign: > > > > Drop us a note at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and let us know you have > > added the link to your site. We will keep a running tally of the > > number of participating sites. > > > >If You Don't Maintain A World Wide Web Page: > > > >1. Forward this Alert to your friends > > > >2. Visit the Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition page > > (http://www.ciec.org) to keep up to date on the latest news about the > > case and information on how you can join the fight to preserve the > > future of the Internet as a viable means of free expression, > > education and commerce. >_______________________________________________________________________ > >HOW WILL THIS CAMPAIGN WORK? > > > >After you have added the link (above) to your page, an animated image > >counting down the days until the Supreme Court argument will be displayed > >on your site. The image will be updated daily (the update will occur at > >our server -- you will not have to do anything). > > > >By clicking on the icon, visitors to your page will jump directly to the > >Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition site which contains the latest news > >and information on the case, court documents, along with information on how > >they can join the fight. > > > >The "Countdown to the Supreme Court" campaign is similar to the "question > >mark/fireworks" campaign last June announcing the decision in the > >Philadelphia case. Both campaigns were organized by the Center for > >Democracy and Technology http://www.cdt.org and the Voters > >Telecommunications Watch http://www.vtw.org. >________________________________________________________________________ > > > >BACKGROUND ON THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT > > > >The Communications Decency Act (CDA) was enacted in February of 1996 as > >part of the Telecommunications Reform Act. The law seeks to protect minors > >from objectionable or sexually explicit material on the Internet by > >imposing broad content regulations and stiff criminal penalties on the > >"display" of "indecent" or "patently offensive" material on the Internet. > > > >While supporters of the CDA argue that the law is designed to protect > >children from so-called "pornography" on the Internet, two separate Federal > >Courts have agreed that the law goes far beyond that and would ban > >otherwise constitutionally protected materials. > > > >It is important to note that the CDA is not about obscenity, child > >pornography, or using the Internet to stalk or prey on children. These > >activities are already illegal under current law and are not at issue in > >this case. > > > >Opponents to the new law argue that while well intentioned, the CDA fails > >to account for the unique nature of the Internet, and that it will have a > >far-reaching chilling effect on constitutionally protected speech online. > >On a global, decentralized communications medium like the Internet, the > >only effective and constitutional means of controlling access to > >objectionable material is to rely on users and parents, not the government, > >to decide what material is or is not appropriate. > > > >On the Internet, every single user is a publisher with the capacity to > >reach millions of people. As a result, all of us have a stake in the > >outcome of this case. > > > >Two lawsuits were filed to challenge the constitutionality of the CDA in a > >Philadelphia federal court in February 1996. > > > >The cases have been brought, respectively, by The Citizens Internet > >Empowerment Coalition (CIEC), comprised of the American Library > >Association. civil Liberties groups, Internet Service Providers, Commercial > >Online Service Providers, Newspaper, Magazine and Book Publishers, and over > >56,000 individual Internet users. The ACLU, along with a coalition of civil > >liberties groups, advocacy groups, online content providers, and others > >filed the initial case on the day the CDA was signed into law. > > > >The ACLU and CIEC cases will be argued together before the Supreme Court on > >March 19, 1997 by CIEC lead attorney Bruce Ennis. A decision is expected > >in June. > > > >Detailed information on the legal challenges, as well as information about > >the CDA, is available at the following web sites: > > > >Legal Challenges To The CDA > >---------------------------- > > > >* The Citizens Internet > > Empowerment Coalition (CIEC) - http://www.ciec.org/ > >* The ACLU - http://www.aclu.org/ > > > >The outcome of this legal battle will have far reaching implications. At > >stake is nothing less than the future of the First Amendment in the > >information age. >_______________________________________________________________________ > >FOR MORE INFORMATION > > > >For more information on this event, including press inquiries, please > >contact: > > > >Jonah Seiger, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +1.202.637.9800 > > Communications Director, Center for Democracy and Technology/Citizens > > Internet Empowerment Coalition > > > >Shabbir Safdar, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +1.718.596.2851 > > co-founder, Voters Telecommunications Watch > > member, Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition > > > >Or Visit http://www.ciec.org/ >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 4 19:06:51 1997 Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 19:06:41 -0700 (MST) From: Marc Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ethics of intervention In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The book is by Jim Blaut, I think On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, The Benevolent Being wrote: > > this is just a thought. but it seems to me that part of the u.s. > "mandate" to intervene in world affairs comes from a eurocentric > diffusionist model of history - in which everything european is considered > to be if not the only way, at least the best way. There's a good book > about this called -i think- A Colonizer's Model of the World and i believe > the author's name is blum... > >
