Judge to rule on landmark Internet porn law

The ACLU and others sued the U.S. government, claiming the Child Online Protection Act of 1998 violates the Constitution, and they argued on Monday that filtering was a more effective tool that does not curtail free speech.


But attorneys for the U.S. government called the law necessary to protect young people from sexually explicit material and said Internet filtering technology was not good enough to block offending Web sites from personal computers.

"Evidence shows that many parents do not actively use the filters," said Joel McElvain, an attorney for the U.S. Justice Department.

I can't believe I agree with the ACLU but THIS is exactly why calling someone an American has become an insult to me. The story is about COPA, which I don't really care about one way or the other, but we feel the need to protect people from themselves. Evidence shows that many parents do not actively use the filters So, who's fault is that??? Mine? Because there are lots of shitty parents that don't care about their kids, I don't get to see boobs online? That is bullshit! Once again, I am punished for other peoples choices. I don't have kids for a reason, no the reason isn't so I can look at porn but that is a nice side benefit of them not being around. I can also play violent video games, keep guns in the house, drink, stay up all night, do coke off a dead hookers ass, etc. My point is, I chose to not have kids because I wanted to do other things, I am giving up on all the good stuff parents get to do with their kids, but that is MY CHOICE. If you have children, there is some responsibility and some sacrifice (like monitoring them online), that is just how it is, you don't get to have it both ways. Don't inflict your damn kids on me!