This Board, Veersite, and more are history!

um......what NEED is it of Congress or the government to be involved in this?

Isn't this up to individual school boards?

This is weak. I don't have much of a read on the Senate's politics but I don't think it will pass... there's likely some big first amendment issues here. I agree that this isn't the fed gov't business but I think they do have the authority at least because the fed gov't does provide certain "universal services" to local schools regarding the internet and libraries.

Anyway, look at how they define "chat rooms" or whatnot:

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`(J) COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES; CHAT ROOMS- Within 120 days after the date of enactment of the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006, the Commission shall by rule define the terms `social networking website' and `chat room' for purposes of this subsection. In determining the definition of a social networking website, the Commission shall take into consideration the extent to which a website--

`(i) is offered by a commercial entity;

`(ii) permits registered users to create an on-line profile that includes detailed personal information;

`(iii) permits registered users to create an on-line journal and share such a journal with other users;

`(iv) elicits highly-personalized information from users; and

`(v) enables communication among users.'.

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Sites like this site and/or veer-site might be exempt if they are considered "non-profits" or not "commercial entities." But none of these factors appear to be determinative ("shall take into account").

Anyway, I bet this won't pass, and may very well be unconstitutional. The irony of course is that someone with some sense will vote against this and then you'll see a commercial saying they are "for exposing our children to sexual predators" instead of "against overreaching government intervention."

Brophy -

Where have you been for approximately the last 200 years?

<sub>Brophy -

Where have you been for approximately the last 200 years?</sub>

Or at least the last 6 with NCLB... we must all follow the guidelines that lead to the Texas Miracle...whether we need it, want it, are improved (or worsened) by it... or not (with apologies to Tog, Huey and the other Texas guys on here).

_{i have internet at home}
Tog... true, but I like this site at school too. It makes me look busy and like I am doing actual work (so when the cheerleaders, freshmen, science teachers, secretaries, etc. come in with whatever crisis is going on at the moment... they see me at the keyboard and say... Oh... well we can come back later. I'm banking on "later" being "never").