Word: restriction
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...dissenters to the Crimson's staff editorial ("Congress Must Not Restrict the Internet", Feb. 14, 1996) put forward claims about the Communications Decency Act and censorship in general that are factually incorrect and morally questionable...
...invade civil society in this manner. If the Republicans want to follow Bob Dole's lead and urge on-line companies to voluntarily regulate their content, this is fine. Even laws requiring the software equivalent of the V-chip would be acceptable, because they would in no way restrict what could legally be posted on the Internet, but rather would bolster the ability of parents to privately and individually control what their children...
Coloring In the Electoral Map. Clinton's choice last week for his first post--State of the Union jaunt, Kentucky, is a sign of his renewed electoral viability. A year ago, Kentucky's eight electoral votes seemed to go up in smoke after Clinton's proposal to restrict tobacco advertising. But a recent poll shows that Clinton now holds a 6-point lead over Dole in that tobacco-rich state...
...lifers, the Bennetts, and two pro-choicers, the Powells, have found common ground at a time when any deviance from abortion orthodoxy creates seismic splits in the Republican Party. For his moderation--opposing a human-life amendment and distinguishing between early abortions and those post-viability, which he would restrict--Bennett has been labeled "pro-abortion" by Dr. James Dobson of the Focus on the Family. General Powell's revelation that he was pro-choice made him anathema to his party's right wing. In December, when Senator Bob Dole said he no longer supported a constitutional amendment...
...most dramatic and far-reaching attempt yet to restrict the free flow of information online. CompuServe says the ban is only temporary, and it is looking for legal and technical ways to get around the problem. Says a spokesman: "It wasn't us deciding what's naughty and nice...