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hlthe2b

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1. Just thinking about the implementation, wouldn't most be very wary of providing id or registering with
Sat Jun 28, 2025, 06:01 AM
Jun 2025

verified information to access these sites? Is the real goal not to deter these sites to begin with--i.e., to implement a doctrine--religious or otherwise--to drive these sites off the web? I think most know it will only drive those who are determined to have access to this content to "black sites," where they are less likely to be officially identified but more likely to be targeted by criminal elements.

Admittedly, it took me a bit to see where ACLU was going with this 1st amendment case, but I do see the potential "theocratic" agenda against "speech" that may encourage behavior with which these powerful groups disagree. And, yes, the "slippery slope." Every day, another SCOTUS decision that takes us further down a path of erosion from our once-democratic system...

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