Comments on: Political Bloggers May Be Forced To Register as Lobbyists

By: Politico bloggers lobbyists? Hmm, I think not at Blog the Campaign in 08

Politico bloggers lobbyists? Hmm, I think not at Blog the Campaign in 08 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:26:05 +0000

[...] Gotta love Congress and the Old Gaurd. If you don’t understand it or like it, legislate it. Legislate it out of existence. From 9:01AM I found this disturbing bit: [...]

By: David Krug

David Krug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:17:37 +0000

I agree we need something like that. Ugh. Maybe It’s time I picked up the batphone.

By: doug

doug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:12:12 +0000

So, I just got off the phone after calling both my senators here in Maryland. It sounds like they are getting decent push back from constituents on Section 220 of S. 1 (Cardin’s people put me on hold three times).

As with all controversial legislation, politicians have “no official position” until they have to vote…but calling your elected representatives doesn’t hurt, I suppose.

It would be awesome if someone in the blogosphere was aggregating senators’ positions on this issue.

By: David Krug

David Krug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:46:28 +0000

I’m not opposed to robots seriously.

By: doug

doug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:44:21 +0000

“The party of the not so corruptable.”

Yeah. Although that may involve having robots run the country, rather than humans.

By: David Krug

David Krug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:34:22 +0000

Yeah I’m not sold on Dems or Repubs. Seriously we need a new party. The party of the not so corruptable.

By: doug

doug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:14:06 +0000

Luckily we threw the Republicans out and put the Democrats in. Doh. :(

The more things change the more they stay the same. Politicians are politicians…and what concerns them most if getting re-elected. Silencing criticism goes a long way towards that goal.

By: David Krug

David Krug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:55:35 +0000

Really its the end of freedom of speech in this country.

Thanks Congress. :)

By: David Krug

David Krug — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:51:09 +0000

Mu,
If you think that is rough.

Bloggers may be tried under the UCMJ a slippery bill just passed by congress.

That’s Universal Code of Military Justice for non military geeks.