Digby: "Maintaining information about what every American is reading and writing on the internet is necessary to keep children safe. "

Jello Biafra: "What they're trying to do with radio, with this, uh, McCarron-WalterAct and a lot of other ways, is start by saying that they're protecting the public from wicked rock bands, or girlie magazines, or whatever. But, if you follow the chain of dominoes that falls down,what they're really trying to do is shut off our access to information itself."

Digby: "No word on whether McCain and his fellow lawmakers are going to pass legislation making it illegal for politicians to pander to people's fears with stupid, useless legislation while their own brethren are hitting on 16 year old pages. "

the only way to keep them safe is to keep them locked in the attic with no outside contact.

i think V.C. Andrews did a study on that.