Quote Originally Posted by shutterman
I suppose I was more concerned with taking steps to protect children than the issue of data mining and with the typical response of "damn that bush and the conservatives" with no other suggestions on how to fix the problem. thats all.

good discussion either way though - thanks.
Given that this is only the latest attempt to protect us, I don't think that data mining on it's own is the issue. It's that, on top of everything else. There have been so many other actions taken in the name of protection that labeling this one as "protecting our children" seems ridiculous. At least call it what it is. Another method of keeping tabs.

And I am all for protecting the children. But I don't see how monitoring search engines will do so. And yes, all parents are not created equal. But it isn't for the federal government to mandate.

The federal government was created to govern us as a nation, not as parents.