Sunday, June 20, 2010

28th Amendment to US Constitution - Access to Broadband?

The 1st Amendment guarantees the right to free speech, assembly, free press, and ability to petition government for redress of grievances. Do we need a 28th Amendment making access to broadband a basic right so the 1st still makes sensein light of today's communication and information highways?
clipped from www.boston.com

One nation, online

The push to make broadband access a civil right

It may seem strange to put the technology that brought us Facebook in the august category where we place voting, or trial by jury. But increasingly, activists, analysts, and government officials are arguing that Internet access has become so essential to participation in society — to finding jobs and housing, to civic engagement, even to health — that it should be seen as a right, a basic prerogative of all citizens. And in cases where people don’t have access, whether because they can’t afford it or the infrastructure is not in place, the government should have the power — and perhaps the duty — to fix that.

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