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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at informationweek.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: dncbrownshirts; fascist; firstamendment; pajamapeoplerule; politicalwitchhunt; shallmakenolaw
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ping!


61 posted on 01/17/2007 8:14:13 PM PST by nutmeg (I Support Our Troops and VICTORY in Iraq)
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To: jmc1969

Just try and stop me. Seriously...please try and stop me. It's time to take this to the streets.


62 posted on 01/17/2007 8:14:15 PM PST by Fledermaus (We don't have the fortitude to stand up for ourselves any longer. American Idol is on again!)
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To: sgtbono2002

I believe McCain is involved. I remember reading he was leading this a few weeks ago. That said, we can rest assured if this makes it to SCOTUS it will be after 2008 and who knows what the makeup of the court will be then.


63 posted on 01/17/2007 8:15:31 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: weegee
there is no way in Hell I would let the Democrats hunt me down. They mean death.

These people are clinically and criminally insane.

64 posted on 01/17/2007 8:16:56 PM PST by darkangel82 (Socialism is NOT an American value.)
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To: jmc1969
The left have let their masks drop and their fascist heart is showing. It's good for the truth to come out...hope all Americans get to see what the left would really do to America given a chance...and this is just a week into their term.
65 posted on 01/17/2007 8:17:33 PM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: IncPen
Don't worry, President Bush would veto such an outrageous infringement on the First Amendment.

On second thought, be worried, very worried.

66 posted on 01/17/2007 8:20:56 PM PST by freedomdefender
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To: Howlin
Deja View:

[Fascist] Pelosi Targets Grassroots Freedom of Speech
Human Events ^ | Dec 18, 2006 | Amanda B. Carpenter

Posted on 12/15/2006 9:03:14 PM EST by Jim Robinson

67 posted on 01/17/2007 8:22:45 PM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: highlander_UW

"hope all Americans get to see what the left would really do to America given a chance"

ROTFLMAO!
That's a good one!!
You're KIDDING, right??

Are they going to put it in the 20 Second News brief before "Idol"???

How about the 5Pm Lead-in during "Oprah"?

Will it be on the Sheeple's Cellphone news delivery??

WE had the Majority, but OUR timidness let the Dems control THE AGENDA.....


68 posted on 01/17/2007 8:23:39 PM PST by tcrlaf (VOTE DEM! You'll Look GREAT In A Burqa!)
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To: onyx
Looks like he's broadcasting he's ready to pull a Jeffords.

The rats, due to Johnson (bless him) are paying big $$ to peel off any Senator they possibly can.

69 posted on 01/17/2007 8:23:44 PM PST by txhurl (RINOS- Endanger them NOW)
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To: conservative in nyc
And not 100% accurate. It does have to be a PAID effort to stimulate grassroots lobbying. It should not apply to you or me posting on Free Republic, for example, if we're not getting paid by a lobbyist to do it.

I've seen it asserted that you're incorrect here. The piece that addresses that is here...

The term `paid attempt to influence the general public or segments thereof' does not include an attempt to influence directed at less than 500 members of the general public.

Perhaps it's vague (typical wording to allow abuse), but it seems to identify that "paid" applies to the attempt to influence over 500 people.

70 posted on 01/17/2007 8:24:59 PM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: GoforBroke
Yep! lets not let free speech get in the way!

For liberals, free speech is only for porn peddlers ...

71 posted on 01/17/2007 8:27:35 PM PST by GOPJ
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To: txflake
They've got to realize we're only going to put up with their hypocrisy so long...
72 posted on 01/17/2007 8:28:22 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy (It's a fight to the death with Democrats.)
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To: tcrlaf
ROTFLMAO! That's a good one!! You're KIDDING, right??

Pretty much so, which is why I worded it as "hope" and not an expectation. Sadly, the MSM has sold their collective souls to the devil and aren't at all concerned about truth...in fact, they appear to see truth as an obstacle to be overcome.

73 posted on 01/17/2007 8:28:30 PM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: jmc1969

I wouldn't worry too much, the ACLU will never let that happen.;-/


74 posted on 01/17/2007 8:30:39 PM PST by Boiling point (My tag line is grounded for misbehaving.)
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To: KarlInOhio

No but it gives the government a handy list of whom to suddenly charge with blogging infractions and shut them down for the duration of an election.


75 posted on 01/17/2007 8:31:20 PM PST by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: Howlin

We all tried to explain it to them, but noooooooo, they knew better. Same people are saying they will vote third party in 2008 even knowing that is how we got Bill Clinton in the first place.


76 posted on 01/17/2007 8:32:09 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Criminal Number 18F
From the prior Pelosi article, it appears that that provision was drafted by Public Citizen to prevent Public Citizen from being swept up by the reporting requirement. Cynical, no? Exemption for thee but not from me.
77 posted on 01/17/2007 8:33:10 PM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Why do you think SCOTUS will strike it down? How much different is it from CFR?


78 posted on 01/17/2007 8:33:22 PM PST by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

IT will never get to them before 2008, which is what people like McCain or Hillary are counting on... by then who knows what other rights they will manage to strip away from us commoners.


79 posted on 01/17/2007 8:33:47 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: conservative in nyc

That's right it specifically states people communicating to 500 or more people to contact congress about any matter.


80 posted on 01/17/2007 8:34:45 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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