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Lawmakers: Hands off blogs (FR mentioned)
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| March 14, 2005
| Reuters
Posted on 03/14/2005 7:45:11 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar
1) The NAACP is far worse and it pays no taxes and/or fines.
2) The first Amendment guarantees this right for us.
3) The cannot stop us, we would just change the forum discussion to a label of chat rooms.
4) The backlash would destroy political careers and they know it, so it wont happen.
5) FR doesn't ask its members or nonmembers to give donations that would be transfered to either political party. The only donations I know of are related to FR's existence as a forum or to help sponsor those of us who wish to demonstrate which could be for or against either party depending on the topic at hand. On some occasions I have seen personal requests for donations too that have more to do with law than the politics that maybe involved.
6) FR hasn't been recognized as a official advocate group for either party or recognized as such with any 527 group to my knowledge. 7) FR covers many topics on what is happening in the world from sports to general support for out troops in service, the political topics are just a part of the whole website which means there isn't a complete political agenda related to the website to justify it as a 527.
To: smith288
As I stated, it was my opinion, not a fact. But if I hadn't found FR in the last few days of the campaign...I wouldn't have even voted (Note I live in a highly Dem. area). FR was the only place I found sufficient facts to back up my own observations.
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posted on
03/15/2005 5:23:50 AM PST
by
EBH
(Mom said, "Don't believe everything you read in the paper.")
To: mdittmar
I think it is time to challenge MSM in court to pull their rights. They are no longer the press.
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posted on
03/15/2005 5:26:15 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(Washington DC RINO Hunting Guide)
To: Polybius
Most of the political campaign material that is posted on Free Republic is Left-wing material since that is the material that we attack and chew to bits. :-) True, I find I'm much better informed on the activities of the left from reading FreeRepublic than the lefties I know who claim allegiance to NPR... still they've got all the bumperstickers. ;-)
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posted on
03/15/2005 6:17:13 AM PST
by
rhombus
To: mdittmar
Amazing. Liberals in favor of free speech. I am absolutely flabbergasted. Gobsmacked, even.
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posted on
03/15/2005 6:24:48 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(Cleverly Arranging 1's And 0's Since 11110111011...)
To: Brett66; mdittmar
This wouldn't affect FR, since it's not a blog.....Maybe not your definition of a blog....but it can easily be defined as such.
* There's a time-stamp on each post. That's a log.
* It's on the web. It's a web-log.
It's a blog with thousands of posters instead of the two or three of iraqthemodel.com.
Don't try to hide behind a definition for protection from a law-grab. There's a section in each law called "definition" and they can write whatever they want in there.
FR is a blog.
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posted on
03/15/2005 6:32:29 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: need_a_screen_name
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posted on
03/15/2005 6:35:03 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: mdittmar
You have to watch this left-handed 'no law' laws.
They recently passed a 'no tax' law for interent... except voice over IP.
This was in fact NOT a 'no tax' law, but actually the FIRST TAX law for internet. Next they exempt sales tax (exempt from the 'no tax' law, i mean)... then they exempt something else..
It is easier to pass a law sying 'no taxes' (when that is what everyone wants) and then start to slowly 'exempt' things from the law you just passed.
Remember- the INCOME TAX law (consitutional ammendment) was passed as a tax on 1/2 of 1% of all income over $1million. Back in 1917 (I think that is when it was) very few people made that much- but the door was then open, and look what we have now.
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posted on
03/15/2005 6:59:34 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(I plan put my "Run Hillary Run" bumper sticker on the front of my car)
To: Bob J
Correct - it is called free speech.
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posted on
03/15/2005 7:42:48 AM PST
by
Libertina
(Hey temporary Governor Christine Gregoire - don't get too comfortable in that mansion!)
To: Bob J
Just the "progressives" making up rules to keep the obviously dying mainstream media hanging onto the sinking raft.
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posted on
03/15/2005 7:44:56 AM PST
by
Libertina
(Hey temporary Governor Christine Gregoire - don't get too comfortable in that mansion!)
To: dirtboy
There is a reason why we have the right to bear arms you know.
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posted on
03/15/2005 11:11:57 PM PST
by
expatguy
(http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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