Two senators propose bill to give all porn sites an "xxx" domain

File this one in your "Things that won't work" paperwork.

From KARK-TV Little Rock:

Senators Mark Pryor and Max Baucus Thursday introduced legislation to require Web sites with adult content to have an xxx domain that only adults can access.

Pryor said he believes a separate domain on the Internet for pornography will help parents filter their children's access to inappropriate materials. Pryor and Baucus' legislation, the Cyber Safety for Kids Act, would require the Secretary of Commerce to negotiate with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to develop a special domain name for websites containing adult content. ICANN, an international Nongovernmental Organization, is charged with selecting domain names, such as .com, .org, .net, edu, and, .gov. Under the legislation, companies that fail to register with the new domain within 6 months would be subject to civil penalties.

Max Baucus, pictured on the left is a Montana Democrat. On his right is fellow Democrat Mark Pryor of Arkansas.

It's almost impossible to keep track of every web site. Secondly, the porn-peddlers will just use domains such as .co.uk (United Kingdom), .ne. (Netherlandsds), .com.au (Australia) if they're somehow stymied in the US.

Eliminating porn from the internet is analogous to ridding a large city of its rat population. Rats always find a way to survive. As do cockroaches.

Oh, sorry to dissapoint you with the photo of Baucus and Pryor. For those fake Britney photos, well, you can find them elsewhere.