Brief EFF Statement on Rep. Eshoo's Online Parental Control Bill 
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Mar. 14, 1996                             Contact: Mike Godwin, Staff Counsel
                                                             mnemonic@eff.org
                                                              +1 415 436 3339


The bill introduced Mar. 14, 1996, by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to amend the 
unconstitutional and ineffective Communications Decency Amendment is a 
sign that Congress is increasingly aware of the grave problems with the 
current law.

Although EFF cannot endorse this particular legislative language, we
anticipate that the introduction of this bill will have a positive effect --
Rep. Eshoo's leadership in raising these questions about the CDA
will, we hope, inspire renewed public discussion about the appropriate
legal and constitutional framework for protecting both our children
and our rights.

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