"The Internet may be fairly regarded as... [View All]

[McKenzie]

...a never-ending world-wide conversation. The government may not interrupt that conversation. As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from governmental intrusion."

U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell, in the opinion of a panel of federal judges who issued an injunction blocking the government from enforcing provisions of the federal telecommunications law.

No doubt many of you will know about this opinion; it has been around for a few years.

Without the internet it would be very difficult to get the truth out and much easier to suppress it. That has become clear to me over the last few years and particularly so in the case of the US elections where issues develop within a very short time frame and sometimes need an immediate response to fraud and other dirty tricks. So if there is ever a threat to the independence of the internet fight it with everything you have. The internet brings us all closer together, is a wonderful educator and is the greatest enabler of free exchange of information ever invented. In short, it is the essence of democracy and open communication...as the ongoing debate on tomorrow's elections clearly demonstrates.

One other thing...millions of people outside the US, such as I, are going to be watching the outcome of tomorrow's elections with intense interest and not a little apprehension. We NEED you guys to kick these bastards out of power so GOTV and don't let us down. In return, I will post a clip of me cycling around my study on a unicycle while playing the trombone...just for your amusement...ummm...one of these days.

Edit: A couple of html glitches in the text