Preaching to the Choir
From a MSNBC column by Michael Rogers titled "How Washington Will Shape the Internet":
Over the next few years, government regulation will increasingly be a factor in how the Internet grows. Government has been remarkably hands-off in its approach to the commercial Internet over the past decade (with a few exceptions, such as indecency and children). But as the Internet becomes integral to the economic infrastructure of the country, it’s hard to see how government won’t be involved in issues ranging from anti-competitive practices to safety and security. We’re going to look at the first decade of the commercial Internet as something like the Wild West — and we’ll mark 2006 as the year that the sheriff rode into town.
Represent. (Though, we would contend that the sheriff has already been in town for a few years. He just has been spending his time making friends with select local proprietors and picking off small time vandals and nuisances. The sheriff, however, just got his Smith & Wesson mailed to him from Amazon.)
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