A nonny mouse
SILENCE, CITIZEN!
Never mind that, as the article later points out, the Supreme Court has repeatedly and consistently ruled that anonymous speech is protected by the First Amendment, whether online or otherwise. Unfortunately it is also unconstitutional to beat with an axe handle stupid politicians and their ignorant staffers. Perhaps if we moved that line just a little, things like this would happen less frequently.
An Illinois state senator who earlier this month introduced a bill that would have required anonymous online posters to reveal their true identities is planning on pulling the bill after taking intense criticism from those opposed to it.
State Sen. Ira Silverstein, a Democrat representing the state's 8th District, introduced the "Internet Post Removal Act" in the Illinois Senate on Feb. 13. The bill would require website administrators to remove anonymous comments posted on their sites upon request, unless the posters of those comments agree to provide their full identity.
Never mind that, as the article later points out, the Supreme Court has repeatedly and consistently ruled that anonymous speech is protected by the First Amendment, whether online or otherwise. Unfortunately it is also unconstitutional to beat with an axe handle stupid politicians and their ignorant staffers. Perhaps if we moved that line just a little, things like this would happen less frequently.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 13:58
2 Comments:
The Constitution makes no mention of beating politicians with axe handles.
Local laws may differ.
What I want to know is where in the Constitution it says that we can't sue lawmakers for malpractice...
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