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| 1. | Which of the candidates will speak up for the Internet? Well, they all pay lip service to it. But even McCain and Bradley voted for the Communications Decency Act. Which will have the courage to stand up and say that they want the Internet to be a democratic medium with traditions of free speech guaranteed to other media by the US Constitution? Perhaps a challenged George Bush or Al Gore will? Instead of resorting to gimickry, Bradley could raise the issue, but it may be too late for his campaign. He didn't win in New Hampshire as McCain did. |
| 2. | If there's an effective voter insurgency in either party, there's a chance that the US can overcome the multi-generation legacy of meaningless elections. If Gore and Bush coast into their conventions, there's no chance, in my humble opinion, of there being choice. So vote for McCain, and after he wins, let's ask him about free speech on the Internet. |
| 3. | BTW, I asked this question of the Russian leaders at Davos. They told jokes and laughed about free speech. I never seem to get the chance to ask US political leaders that question. |
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