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Political Bloggers May Be Forced to Register
Thebes writes "Under Senate Bill S.1, political bloggers with a readership of over 500 who comment on policy matters or hope to incite 'grassroots' action amongst their readers would be forced to register with the Federal Government as lobbyists."
Bloggers who don't receive an income in exchange for their work aren't affected.
So if I use ads and merchandise to support my site and try to make something of a living off of my writing I have to register as a lobbyist?
Yes, yes, and most definitely yes.
If you are getting paid to stump for a candidate and don't disclose that, you are deceiving your audience. This isn't an attempt to restrict the free press, it's an attempt to improve on truth in advertising. You can still say what you wish about a candidate, but if their opponent buys 10,000 of your t-shirts, you need to mention that litte detail too.
As in, don't screw with me, because you might get shot and killed in the process?
Thats not fixing the problem (of crime), its shifting it. So you don't get mugged, they find an easier target like an old grandma and mug her instead. Wouldn't it be better to stop crime in the first place? Otherwise, we just have anarchy. Whoever has the biggest gun wins.
While I agree that the Iraq war has been seriously mismanaged (they held back, should have gone in and blasted everything bad that moved, no matter what building it was in)....but, I gotta say...I've seen MY taxes cut, and I applaud their efforts to lower taxes on small businesses (of which I own)...
I'd dare say that the approx. 35% tax on the upper brackets is plenty...NO ONE should have to pay more than 1/3 of what they own.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
There's nothing the Democrats can do that is so awful that liberals can't find a way to blame Bush for it...
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!