*gasp* I only thought those evil conservatives want to control people's thoughts and their freedom of speech. Say it ain't so.
http://www.personaldemocracy.com/node/501
Just when you thought the Federal Election Commission had it out for the blogosphere, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors took it up a notch and announced yesterday that it will soon vote on a city ordinance that would require local bloggers to register with the city Ethics Commission and report all blog-related costs that exceed $1,000 in the aggregate.
Blogs that mention candidates for local office that receive more than 500 hits will be forced to pay a registration fee and will be subject to website traffic audits, according to Chad Jacobs, a San Francisco City Attorney.
The entire Board is set to vote on the measure on April 5th, 2005. I wonder if they'll be forced to register their own blogs!
The legislation was written by Supervisor Sophie Maxwell.
So, I’ll do what I always do and issue a challenge!
Let’s all send quick e-mails – even just a sentence or two – to Supervisor Maxwell.
Encourage her to treat bloggers and cyber-citizens as she would treat traditional journalists and voters. When it comes to protecting our privacy and First Amendment rights, it shouldn’t matter what medium we use. Post your e-mails below so we can keep track!
http://www.personaldemocracy.com/node/501
Just when you thought the Federal Election Commission had it out for the blogosphere, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors took it up a notch and announced yesterday that it will soon vote on a city ordinance that would require local bloggers to register with the city Ethics Commission and report all blog-related costs that exceed $1,000 in the aggregate.
Blogs that mention candidates for local office that receive more than 500 hits will be forced to pay a registration fee and will be subject to website traffic audits, according to Chad Jacobs, a San Francisco City Attorney.
The entire Board is set to vote on the measure on April 5th, 2005. I wonder if they'll be forced to register their own blogs!
The legislation was written by Supervisor Sophie Maxwell.
So, I’ll do what I always do and issue a challenge!
Let’s all send quick e-mails – even just a sentence or two – to Supervisor Maxwell.
Encourage her to treat bloggers and cyber-citizens as she would treat traditional journalists and voters. When it comes to protecting our privacy and First Amendment rights, it shouldn’t matter what medium we use. Post your e-mails below so we can keep track!
