This country will never accept the new temperance demogoguery that is leading us down the road to Government censorship of computer communications.
Predictor: Leahy, Patrick
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article published on his official Senate Web site, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) makes the following statement regarding censorship and freedom of speech on the Internet: ”This week a number of organizations, including the Center for Democracy and Technology and Voters Telecommunications Watch, sponsored a ‘National Internet Day of Protest’ over the telecommunications bill conference’s proposal to censor the Internet. In just one day – Tuesday – over 18,000 people contacted the offices of the conferees. This country will never accept the new temperance demogoguery that is leading us down the road to Government censorship of computer communications.”
Biography:Patrick Leahy was a U.S. Senate member who played an important role in Congressional discussions of the Internet in the 1990s. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: December 14, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Censorship/Free Speech
Name of publication: Press Release - Leahy Home Page
Title, headline, chapter name: The Role of Department of Justice and Internet Protest
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.senate.gov/~leahy/press/199512/951214.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney