CNET: Lobby bill spares political bloggers
Submitted by Bryan on January 19, 2007 - 3:07pm
"The Senate went on to vote 96-2 to approve the entire lobbying package, as amended, on Thursday night. The provision removed from that bill, Section 220, would have required certain people engaged in "grassroots lobbying" to register with the government or face civil and criminal penalties, including up to 10 years in prison."
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You Missed the Point
You missed the point of this. It was only going to effect people who are paid to blog to the sum of over $100k a year. Not bloggers who make money doing it, but people who are contracted to blog as part of an ongoing PR campaign.
What point?
Who missed the point? All I saw was an excerpt and link to the story allowing everyone to make their own judgement.
Either way...while the intentions may be good...what a stupid idea. Anything that limits freedom of expression causes harm IMHO. Also...why $100,000? Why not $50,000, $150,000, or $5,000? I'm ashamed to be called a Democrat these days...when my own party wants to limit freedoms such as these because they don't like the message they're hearing. We're no better than the Republicans.