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by kardianos 60 days ago
I hope people realize that most of these bills are being introduced in blue states by Democrats.

Republicans may not like porn, but they put the onus where it belongs, on the operator, not on the OS.

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The federal one was introduced by Democrat Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and cosponsored by Republican Elise Stefanik (R-NY). This push is extremely bipartisan.
> Republicans may not like porn, but they put the onus where it belongs, on the operator, not on the OS.

While that might be true, I can't agree with the implication that this is better in any way. Having the onus on the operator forces you to have to send some form of verification out to all such operators you want to visit and they have repeatedly shown they are NOT capable of securely and privately handling that information.

Oh geez, wish I had vote for Republicans then :/

The difference isn't really in the politicians, it's in the base, and how they will react to acts like this. Democrat voters will shame them, endlessly. They may not have alternatives to vote for, but they won't change their opinion to match whatever dweeb they were forced to vote for. Republican voters will always be on board with whatever they're told to be on board with.

> Republicans may not like porn

I am certain they love it, given what kinds of businesses see a spike when the RNC comes to town.

More accurately, restricting it is a useful policy platform that helps them win elections.

I can list as many reasons as you'd like to vote against Democrats, but this just isn't one of them.

If anything, the GOP is worse on this issue.

> A bill introduced by Representative Josh Gottheimer in the House on April 13

Josh Gottheimer is indeed a Democrat.

I noticed when the party name is hidden in news articles, it’s often that party as I always have to go look for the rep’s page