H.R. 1981 isn’t necessary. The government has proven that it already has what it takes to find child pornographers and bring them to justice. There’s no need to treat us all as if we’re child pornography suspects, and keep all Americans under constant watch from Big Brother.

Christopher Lee shouldn’t have resigned just because it appears that he had some extramarital sexual affairs. Christopher Lee should have resigned from Congress because his extremist political agenda refused to recognize the marital rights and sexual legitimacy of other adult Americans.

Having previously introduced a bill creating a tax incentive for dogs’ luxury spa treatments, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan has gained a reputation for creative legislation. This week, Rep. McCotter maintains his reputation with the introduction of H.R. 5108, the Cyber Privacy Act. The following is the full text of the Cyber Privacy Act: A [...]

Representative Marsha Blackburn regards equal access to Internet broadband as a barrier to freedom – the freedom of corporations to squeeze out independent voices.

Senator Jim Bunning is not known for supporting government transparency and accountability. Failing to support government openness about its surveillance activities, Bunning regularly votes instead in favor of government-supported discrimination. But this week Senator Bunning has come out with a good idea that has the potential to enhance citizens’ awareness of what’s going on in [...]

This last week, Lamar Smith in the House and John Cornyn in the Senate introduced identical bills (H.R. 1076 and S. 436) to criminalize anonymous use of the Internet. If passed, the legislation (entitled the Internet Safety Act of 2009) would require every person in America to register every single time they use the internet [...]

In the 110th Congress of 2007-2008, Byron Dorgan introduced S. 215, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act. It would have established “Net Neutrality” by prohibiting internet service providers from delivering some content from some sources more quickly than others. A quick backgrounder on the topic: ISPs have long coveted “premium” levels of document delivery, but the [...]

Imagine the corporations and the government following every move that you make as you go around the Internet, whether you use passwords to protect your privacy or not. Imagine this taking place without any search warrant, without any judicial review, and without any meaningful congressional oversight. That’s what’s going on, and the Senate is on the verge of making it legal by passing the FISA Amendments Act