CORRECTION: James Sensenbrenner
p2p news / p2pnet: Yesterday p2pnet carried a story which said F. James Sensenbrenner, chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee, had, "backed away from the so-called Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006".
It erroneously stated, "Jeff Lungren, communications director for the House Judiciary Committee, said an aide had drafted the proposed bill without Sensenbrenner’s direct involvement," quoting a CNET News story, ISP snooping plans take backseat, May 18, 2006.
The story was wrong and I apologise to messrs Sensenbrenner and Lungren without reservation.
"The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act was introduced yesterday and will be marked up Thursday by the House Judiciary Committee," said Lungren in an email. "The proposed bill referred to in the CNET News story is something completely different. My comments were re: that proposed legislation."
Once again, I regret the error.
Jon Newton, editor and publisher
May 20th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Is this the same James Sensenbrenner that said he was going to fix the broken judicial complaint system (to get re-elected?) three years ago only to leave it the same or worse?
Was it broken? Sure.
The complaints sometimes were not even read and none has prospered since 1936… the last time a judge was removed as a result of a complaint.
It is s buddy system. Lawyer judges judging the lawyer judges. No wonder complaints never prosper. A case of the goats watching the lettuce.