What opportunities can you find for political participation via the internet. How many of the following can you acheive while sticking to you political beliefs?
Sign an e-petition-Police in London wear funny hats.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/dickhat/sign/
What is Barack Obama up to today?
Barack Obama is at the UN.
Find out who your local, state, federal representinves are.
Local: Carolyn Male
State:Anna Bligh
Federal: Kevin Rudd
When was the last time your local representive spoke in parliament?Carolyn Male last spoke in parliament on the 5th of august about Appropriation Bills: estimates committee B
(hmm sounds interesting, not)
Adams question: What do you think of the Australian Government’s plans to Censor the internet?
I understand that its probably an attemp to censor illicit programs for children however the internet is supposed to be a free software so that people can reasearch whatever they want. Once they censor some programs people will keep complaining and soon the whole internet will be under some kind of censorship. Instead of censoring the internet wouldnt it be better if parents just keep an eye on wat their children are doing while on the computer.
What place does censorship have in a democracy?
none, democracy only works if people are able to have free speech and are able to deliberate and discuss all content in the internet world.
