Do you blog? Do you enjoy reading blogs? Did you enjoy the free speech that surrounded the 2004 election? Well, if your fed'ral gubmint has its way, look back on 2004 with nostalgia, because in 2006 or 2008, the political speech of bloggers will be regulated by the feds. (HT Instapundit). That's right, that campaign finance law that so many cheered as the way to clean up political speech is probably now going to extend to the blogosphere. Something as innocuous as reproducing a press release or a hyperlink could potentially earn bloggers fines in the future.
Blogging is the ultimate in grass roots political speech. Grass roots political speech is also a rough and tumble lot. While everyone is out trying to protect the free speech of the Ward Churchill's of the world (who hasn't had his right to free speech infringed upon yet), the feds will be putting a gag on blogs, right before your eyes.
(Cross posted at Badger Blog Alliance)
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