The House of Representatives bestowed enormous credibility on the internet as a means of distributing information. The Clinton scandal also demonstrated another lesson of the internet that was already strikingly apparent: anyone can act like a journalist . Had the courts not struck down the CDA, Congress might have been charged with violating its own law.Releasing the report directly onto the internet, rather than to broadcast networks, cable and newspapers was a defining moment in three ways:The internet has meant, and still means , that stories that should not be out there are out there.Twenty years ago, neither the internet nor cable news were important parts of the political world. Both Starr and Mueller have dealt with antagonistic presidents who called the investigations partisan overreach, witch hunts, or hoaxes. When it came to the Starr report republicans didn't block out any sensitive info. It demonstrated to non-users how significant the internet had become.______________________________________________________________________________________________The public eagerly waits for a report that will be turned over to the new attorney general, William Barr, who may be under pressure from the White House to release as little as possible of the report while the public expects to see all of it.3. The internet was a way to ensure those details could not be censored or suppressed.The Starr Report was released to a nation just getting familiar with the internet. Within 24 hours of the report’s release, over 1,000,000 people downloaded all or part of the report.The world into which Mueller will issue his report has changed dramatically from the one Starr dealt with 20 years ago. This guy is as much a partisan shill as Kavanaugh. Eighteen years later, Mueller was named special prosecutor (not independent) by the Justice Department, reporting to the attorney general.Mueller’s Report will be released to a United States of 92 percent internet penetration, almost as high in social media, and with several highly-watched partisan television news channels. The legislative branch was happy to dissolve the Office of the Independent Counsel. That seemed like a good idea at the time I'm sure.The Starr report wasnt finished on a friday eitherIt needs to get released, but if they take 2 weeks to ensure compliance with the law and avoid causing security risks, that's fine. The stakes were so high that he would not print in his reputable magazine until he was 100 percent sure.After Starr, Congress had tired of what some saw as the partisan Republican investigations into Democrats (Clinton) and Democratic overreach into Republicans (Iran-Contra). Freedom of information, the public’s right to know, executive privilege, and the survival of a presidency are all at stake.Ironically, it was Congress that passed the Communications Decency Act that was designed to prevent inappropriate material, particularly that which might offend standards of decency, from appearing on the internet. I've been waiting almost 2 years, another day won't kill me.The critique should be on putting out this horseshit 4 page conclusion before the report is ready to go.Okay, we'll get it Tues. or Wed. then?Do you really think that Barr the guy who's claim to fame previously was recommending Christmas Eve pardons to the co conspirators in the last big Republican scandal is going to allow the Republicans to look bad.