I read on a case about this before, John Doe vs. Patrick Cahill.
The federal court found in favor for the anonymous blogger, saying that since there are millions of posts a day and most posts would obviously imply that it is a single person's opinion or views, they are not a source of facts or data upon a reasonable person would rely.
Further they went to say that it depends on the credibility of the blog site, if a reasonable person would not view a specific blog post as researched or factual information, then the statements made are incapable of having a defamatory meaning.
I agree. Politicians will not make the ban permanent. They have already extended it twice before and will do so again. They want to show the voters that they are actually doing something every 4 or so years, so when it comes up for expiration again down the line, we can go through this story again and politicians will get more publicity once again. The more publicity means more votes
I think it's more along the lines of the telecommunication companies protecting their assets. Whether the US government is within its right of spy on people or not is a different question.
It would be good business to work for the government, but in turned they need to have some legislation that protects what they are contracted to do.
In no way am I trying to defend what they are doing but I can understand their reasoning behind it.
Remember we elect these people in Congress in which are trying to pass this legislation.
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I read on a case about this before, John Doe vs. Patrick Cahill. The federal court found in favor for the anonymous blogger, saying that since there are millions of posts a day and most posts would obviously imply that it is a single person's opinion or views, they are not a source of facts or data upon a reasonable person would rely. Further they went to say that it depends on the credibility of the blog site, if a reasonable person would not view a specific blog post as researched or factual information, then the statements made are incapable of having a defamatory meaning.
IT workers get tired because they have all those TPS reports to fill out. It's grueling.
I agree. Politicians will not make the ban permanent. They have already extended it twice before and will do so again. They want to show the voters that they are actually doing something every 4 or so years, so when it comes up for expiration again down the line, we can go through this story again and politicians will get more publicity once again.
The more publicity means more votes
I think it's more along the lines of the telecommunication companies protecting their assets. Whether the US government is within its right of spy on people or not is a different question. It would be good business to work for the government, but in turned they need to have some legislation that protects what they are contracted to do. In no way am I trying to defend what they are doing but I can understand their reasoning behind it. Remember we elect these people in Congress in which are trying to pass this legislation.