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Feb 7, 2007 at 02:58 o\clock
Feb 6, 2007 at 23:23 o\clock
Bloggers who criticize government may face prison
You'd think this referred to China or some less-democratic country, but no. We're talking the good ol' U S of A, land of the free.
Thankfully the proposed legislation is on hold, but if it went through, if your blog had more than 500 readers and you said something negative about the government, you'd face 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. Section 220 would amend existing lobbying reporting law by creating the most expansive intrusion on First Amendment rights ever. For the first time in history, critics of Congress will need to register and report with Congress itself."
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