Evidence of Republican & Democrat complicity on obscenity:
Another lawyer involved in the effort to overturn the decency law said that Clinton wanted to sign the bill last summer for political reasons when he was running for re-election despite widespread qualms about its constitutionality.
(1) Congress Passes Online Indecency Bill, Clinton Expected to Sign,
CDT Plans Court Challenge
By overwhelming margins in both the House and Senate, Congress today (2/1)
approved legislation to dramatically restrict the First Amendment rights of
Internet users. With this act of Congress, the very same materials which
are legally available today in book stores and libraries would be illegal
if posted on World Wide Web sites or usenet newsgroups. If signed by
President Clinton as expected, this bill will transform the Internet
overnight from the freest communications medium to the most heavily
regulated medium in the United States.
CDT believes this legislation is unconstitutional. We are committed to
challenging it in the courts at the earliest possible opportunity.
Despite the sustained effort over the past 12 months by Senators Leahy
(D-VT), Feingold (D-WI), and Representatives Chris Cox (R-CA), Rick White
(R-WA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to defeat the bill, the House passed the
measure on a vote of 414 - 16, while the Senate concurred a few hours later
on a vote of 91 - 5. Ironically, the vote comes exactly one year to the day
that Senator Exon (D-NE) originally introduced the proposal (2/1/95).
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