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Political Bloggers Could Be Required To Register Or Face Jail Time
Information Week. ^
| January 17 2007
| Mitch Wagner
Posted on 01/17/2007 7:36:04 PM PST by jmc1969
An outfit called GrassRootsFreedom.com is reporting that the U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would require political bloggers with readership over 500 to register as lobbyists. If they fail to register, they could face criminal penalties up to one year in jail.
"Section 220 of S. 1, the lobbying reform bill currently before the Senate, would require grassroots causes, even bloggers, who communicate to 500 or more members of the public on policy matters, to register and report quarterly to Congress the same as the big K Street lobbyists.
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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: dncbrownshirts; fascist; firstamendment; pajamapeoplerule; politicalwitchhunt; shallmakenolaw
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:36:08 PM PST
by
jmc1969
To: jmc1969
Keep your powder dry.
You're going to need it.
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:37:05 PM PST
by
IncPen
(When Al Gore Finished the Internet, he invented Global Warming)
To: jmc1969
Hm. So now I gotta register as a habitual poster?
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:37:40 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: jmc1969
Yep! lets not let free speech get in the way!
To: jmc1969; PJ-Comix; Charles Henrickson; franksolich; bcsco; Barset; chesley; gardencatz
Ping for PJ, et. al. Have you seen this?
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:38:34 PM PST
by
Purrcival
(Grab the popcorn, it's the Nancy Pelosi Comedy Hour!)
To: jmc1969
The LEFT Is cared to death their lies will be discovered.
They're already trying to revive the idiotic "Fairness Doctrine".
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:38:51 PM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: jmc1969
Everyone here knew or should have known that Pelosi, Reid, Clinton and company were and are pocket Stalinists.
Now everyone else is learning.
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:38:54 PM PST
by
Petronski
(Who am I and why am I here?)
To: M. Thatcher
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:39:08 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: jmc1969
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:39:15 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: jmc1969
so much for 'freedom to assemble'
10
posted on
01/17/2007 7:39:25 PM PST
by
moonman
(`)
To: jmc1969
Wanna bet Hillary is driving the issue?
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:40:06 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: jmc1969
12
posted on
01/17/2007 7:40:45 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: jmc1969
The big boys are doing everything they can to take away the 1st Amendments rights of grass root posters.
Which of the Senate Commies p[roposed this travesty?
People need to know who is trying to take aay their rights.
More than likely Mccain is involved.
13
posted on
01/17/2007 7:41:11 PM PST
by
sgtbono2002
(Peace through strength.)
To: mylife
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.)
Well I'll be!
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:41:35 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: jmc1969
Don't count on that paper thing, whatitsname, oh yes, Constitution, to save ya. Register your guns, register your lobbies, register your blog. Why not, say David Souter and his mates.
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:42:00 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: jmc1969
Good grief. This is not a blog, but we all communicate with more than 500 people every time we post one of our (sometimes inane) remarks. A forum of "lobbyists"...
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:42:03 PM PST
by
livius
To: jmc1969
So what happens if a million people register as lobbyists? Will it shut down this entire anti free speech monstrosity?
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:42:05 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Samoans: The (low) wage slaves in the Pelosi-Starkist complex.)
To: jmc1969
With a several decades long string of very tight, evenly matched elections, it's pretty obvious the United States is divided into two antagonistic camps.
This sort of thing is symptomatic of impending civil war.
Who are these stupid politicians so ready to toss gasoline into a fire ~ they'll undoubtedly be the first to go.
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:42:27 PM PST
by
muawiyah
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:42:34 PM PST
by
txhurl
To: mylife
Wanna bet Hillary is driving the issue?She can't chance having the truth out there
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posted on
01/17/2007 7:42:49 PM PST
by
digger48
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