That is great. SadieJay and I communicated about it this morning 😉
However, as I read the bill the definition of “blogger” needs to be defined then. Because the way I read it it includes everyone who “blogs” and posts articles from other people. They are throwing a lasso out and hoping to catch every single person that posts a politica…
That is great. SadieJay and I communicated about it this morning 😉
However, as I read the bill the definition of “blogger” needs to be defined then. Because the way I read it it includes everyone who “blogs” and posts articles from other people. They are throwing a lasso out and hoping to catch every single person that posts a political criticism of an elected official. Isn’t that what the 1st amendment is supposed to protect? This is nothing more than more grab for control. Everything in my spirit is wrenching over at this. I do hope it goes no where, but the fact he wrote it and filed it tells us a lot about Republican Rinos and Florida. Freedom is fragile (especially in Florida because it has a huge target on it) and we cannot turn away for one single second or they (all of them) will snatch it away.
I hear you! This bill needs a lot more defining of its terms, including "blogger."
Zack did say its intent is to target paid content that advocates on behalf of an organization via a piece directed to or about a political figure in the Executive or Legislature. Yet, again, I hear you re where this could go...
I think I will follow up via email to ask if Senator Brodeur experienced an instance of being attacked (or praised) by an organization via written content. If the organization solicited the content, paid someone to do it, and then paid that person anonymously, that could be seen as a form of lobbying without the current laws about lobbying applying to that person. This bill would change that.
Right now, it leaves alone you and me ripping new ones on the Governor or anyone else via Comments sections or our own newsletters. The slippery slope is that that could change...
That is great. SadieJay and I communicated about it this morning 😉
However, as I read the bill the definition of “blogger” needs to be defined then. Because the way I read it it includes everyone who “blogs” and posts articles from other people. They are throwing a lasso out and hoping to catch every single person that posts a political criticism of an elected official. Isn’t that what the 1st amendment is supposed to protect? This is nothing more than more grab for control. Everything in my spirit is wrenching over at this. I do hope it goes no where, but the fact he wrote it and filed it tells us a lot about Republican Rinos and Florida. Freedom is fragile (especially in Florida because it has a huge target on it) and we cannot turn away for one single second or they (all of them) will snatch it away.
I hear you! This bill needs a lot more defining of its terms, including "blogger."
Zack did say its intent is to target paid content that advocates on behalf of an organization via a piece directed to or about a political figure in the Executive or Legislature. Yet, again, I hear you re where this could go...
I think I will follow up via email to ask if Senator Brodeur experienced an instance of being attacked (or praised) by an organization via written content. If the organization solicited the content, paid someone to do it, and then paid that person anonymously, that could be seen as a form of lobbying without the current laws about lobbying applying to that person. This bill would change that.
Right now, it leaves alone you and me ripping new ones on the Governor or anyone else via Comments sections or our own newsletters. The slippery slope is that that could change...
Good points.