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Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (Introduced in House)
« on: May 05, 2009, 10:54:14 AM »
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SEC. 3. CYBERBULLYING.

(a) In General- Chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`Sec. 881. Cyberbullying

`(a) Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
`(b) As used in this section--
`(1) the term `communication' means the electronic transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received; and
`(2) the term `electronic means' means any equipment dependent on electrical power to access an information service, including email, instant messaging, blogs, websites, telephones, and text messages.'.
(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`881. Cyberbullying.'.
The Volokh Conspiracy has some interesting thoughts on this bill.

This bill could be interpreted to make all of us criminals, for what we say about the DUmmies, not to mention 0Bama himself and other politicians.

Tie this together with the bill giving 0Bama authority over the internet.

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Re: Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (Introduced in House)
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2009, 12:05:50 PM »
I believe there ought to be some limits on cyber-bullying, but this reads in direct conflict of the 1st Amendment. Anybody could sued just on the fact that someone may have suffered some sort of emotional distress. Harass someone to the point of suicide, then MAYBE some form of legal action. Other than that, people need to learn not to take the net so seriously.
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Re: Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (Introduced in House)
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2009, 12:13:05 AM »
Lori Drew did more than cyberbullying how I see it. That rotten bitch is a scumbag of the lowest denominator. She is got to be the most worthless person besides Fred Phelps, Michael Crook, Bernard Madoff, and Osama bin Laden.
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Re: Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (Introduced in House)
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2009, 09:01:21 AM »
Could we get a Megan McCain ST-Cyber-FU Bill?
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Re: Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (Introduced in House)
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2009, 09:30:03 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on May 06, 2009, 09:01:21 AM
Could we get a Megan McCain ST-Cyber-FU Bill?

Can we add Colin Powell to that list also?  He is also saying that the GOP needs to move to the center .
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Re: Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act (Introduced in House)
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2009, 09:43:32 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 06, 2009, 09:30:03 AM
Can we add Colin Powell to that list also?  He is also saying that the GOP needs to move to the center .

hey, it worked so well in 2008, let's do it even more!

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