Congress coming after bloggers

Free speech for THEM and for the NY Times but not for BLOGGERS, the new media. And why? Because they don't like the fact that bloggers have broken more stories and researched and found the truth about The One and his party than the MSM. That's why. Are there no moderate Democrats? Of course, the idea behind this is the law and the connections of unions and newspapers will protect them from any kind of injury or accusation, while once again the little guy is in the cross hairs of the government and, of course, the bloggers' competition: the MSM.

Under the DISCLOSE Act, certain incorporated entities would be restricted in how they can exercise their free speech rights. There is an exemption for some in the media sphere like newspapers, TV news, and the like. However, there is one driving force in today’s public debate that is NOT exempt. Bloggers will not have the same exemption provided to other media sources. Never mind that the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Citizens United case stated, “Differential treatment of media corporations and other corporations cannot be squared with the First Amendment.”

For many bloggers to exercise their free speech rights, they would have to jump through the same onerous new hoops as many businesses, nonprofit groups, and even such threats to democracy as your local chamber of commerce. If this sounds like an absurd overreach by one party in power, I invite you to take a look at their government takeover of health care, taxpayer-funded bailouts, and general hostility to private sector economic growth.