Reply #6: It's just a SET UP! Most widely used GOP trick of recent [View All]

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years. They would love to get a vote to the floor of the house or senate on this for the sole purpose of setting up their TV ad flights for 2010.

This is how they get those "Did you know my SOB opponent voted against protecting children?"

These kind of straw man bills have become a political constant. Democrats do not use this tactic nearly as much as republicans do, probably because we tend to play "fairer" than they do.

And the idea of requiring people to keep their Internet access logs is a joke.

On this particular bill, the fact is that the police are able to get plenty of cooperation today--through the subpoena and warrant system in place--and have a pretty good record of catching pedophiles and child pornographers. Obviously the only thing this particular proposal would do is insure that records are kept longer.