"The bill does NOT regulate content, but the financial disclosure requirement could chill free speech by reducing the ability of funders to speak anonymously."
It is, in my view, far worse than that. Look what happened to the 2001 legislation, and the Jan 6th protesters. We already have a weaponized judicial system that goes after politi…
"The bill does NOT regulate content, but the financial disclosure requirement could chill free speech by reducing the ability of funders to speak anonymously."
It is, in my view, far worse than that. Look what happened to the 2001 legislation, and the Jan 6th protesters. We already have a weaponized judicial system that goes after political opponents relations, (See Donald Trump, and what happens to his associates.) And it is not hyperbole to state how gun control often begins, at first it is just a registration... DeSantis must come down strongly on this, or he will correctly lose massive support. (Would Jeff C have to report every paid subscriber? )
"The bill does NOT regulate content, but the financial disclosure requirement could chill free speech by reducing the ability of funders to speak anonymously."
It is, in my view, far worse than that. Look what happened to the 2001 legislation, and the Jan 6th protesters. We already have a weaponized judicial system that goes after political opponents relations, (See Donald Trump, and what happens to his associates.) And it is not hyperbole to state how gun control often begins, at first it is just a registration... DeSantis must come down strongly on this, or he will correctly lose massive support. (Would Jeff C have to report every paid subscriber? )
This is the creeping statism inevitable without foundational freedom principles, and improved human behavior outlined here... . https://open.substack.com/pub/anderdaa7/p/does-absolute-power-corrupt?r=slvym&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I agree, the slippery-slope argument is fair
Excellently put! Thank you.