From March 4, 2023
I don’t like to do nooze on the weekend, but if I don’t get this out of the way, it’ll fester.
A Florida state senator has proposed a bill to require bloggers who write about the governor, the attorney general, and other public officials… to register with the state or pay a fine (https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/florida-bill-will-require-bloggers-who-write-about-governor-to-register-with-state/).
Whoa! Did I wake up in North Korea? Cuba? Or is State Senator Jason Brodeur just barking, screaming, head-does-a-360 mad? And he’s a Republican. We expect this kind of Stalinist horse manure from Democrats–but no, no, no! Not from Republicans.
Far Left Crazy must be licking its chops over this. “Ooooh, why didn’t we think of that! Quick! Set it up in every Blue state and every Blue city on the map!”
Really, you don’t expect the First Amendment to be attacked from this direction. I believe God Himself has granted me the right, from birth, to say or write anything I please about anyone occupying any public office. “Endowed by our Creator”–dig? “Inalienable rights”–which means you can’t take them away.
Somebody find this senator a civics class.
This absurdity wouldn’t last ten minutes in any federal court.
That is ridiculous. Freedom to criticize one’s opponents Carrie’s with it the freedom for the opponents to criticize you. It’s not always enjoyable, but it certainly is better than mass repression.
This guy needs to be smacked down. Next thing you know, Democrats will be trying it all over the map. “Register bloggers with the state! Cool!”
I have a feeling this is going to go a little differently–call me crazy, but let’s just say he gets it put out there as law (as frothing-at-the-mouth Democrats would *love* to see this enforced). Released into the wild, it can now be challenged in court because of its flagrant disregard of the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution, so there would be grounds if not an outright precedent to look into whether or not it’s legal for all the regulations surrounding our other Amendments. Like I said, call me crazy…
Very subtle… you should play Diplomacy.
A state senator who needs to read the history behind the 1st amendment.
He may not know there is a First Amendment.