Ask HN: Should the Internet be included in the constitution?

2 points·juiceandjuice··6 comments

I think it's fairly accepted that the internet itself is generally protected under the first amendment. More recently, I was also thinking recently about how the internet could actually be protected under the second amendment as well.

In any case, should an amendment explicitly guaranteeing access to the internet be added to the constitution?

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More recently, I was also thinking recently about how the internet could actually be protected under the second amendment as well.

Wait, what?

Well it's to defend ourselves. And you know, I'm hoping that we're not getting to Second Amendment remedies. I hope the FCC will be the cure for the Comcast problems.

The Second Amendment isn't really about self-defense:

A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

I was thinking about how instant mass communication and organization might transcend freedom of speech, and even the right to peaceably assemble. Basically, it's much more potent than pure freedom of press/speech and freedom to assemble, and maybe protected as a means for the organization of a militia (armed or not).

Not that it's the correct way of interpreting that amendment by any means, I was just thinking it'd be an interesting point to take on the matter.

Ah, I get where you're coming from now. Interesting to think how that would work.

I thought more people would get the reference to Sharon Angle's "Second Amendment remedies" quote.

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