Originally Posted by Mr.Fiction

At a hearing a few months later, Rep Fred Upton demanded to know why ICANN didn't approve .xxx "as a means of protecting our kids from the awful, awful filth, which is sometimes widespread on the internet". Sen Joseph Lieberman complained to a federal commission that .xxx was necessary to force adult webmasters to "abide by the same standard as the proprietor of an X-rated movie theatre".

http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch...9130895,00.htm

Right wing Republicans and right wing Democrats will come together to make sure that .xxx becomes a nightmare for adult webmasters. The quotes above are from a few years ago, but they will be ready to attack as soon as .xxx is in place.

Don't forget that people claiming to represent our own industry sold us out so they could make money on the deal.