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A Call to Action Re Senate Bill S.1
The new Democrat majority introduced S.1 in an effort to clean up the recent lobbying scandals in Washington. Much of the bill is good, but it contains a provision Section 220 that would severely limit your ability to voice your ...
Senate Bill S.1 and Repression of Grassroots Activism
Section 220 of Senate Bill S.1 (scroll down to Section 220 on page 31) would impose regulatory and reporting requirements, with the risk of heavy penalties, upon individuals and entities that spend money to reach more than 500 people ...
Another Take on S.1 Section 220: New lobbying bill to criminalize ...
The introduction of S.1 into the Senate has caused a veritable firestorm of controversy. That's because section 220 of the bill introduces disclosure requirements for "paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying."
Update on Senate Bill One (S.1)
"The legislation (S. 1) would regulate "grassroots lobbying" by requiring groups like us to monitor and report the amount of money we spend to exercise our First Amendment rights on behalf of gun ownership. ...
11:00 Senators speak on S. 1, the Ethics bill
Senator John Ensign of Nevada spoke on S.1, a bill for lobbying and ethics reform. Senator Ensign expressed frustration with the majoritys effort to end debate and hold a vote on the legislation. Senator Ensign believes that several ...
Register bloggers, not guns?
S.1 has been introduced in the Senate as "lobbying reform" -- which in this case means "First Amendment infringements. ... It may be significant that S.1 was introduced by Harry Reid, one of the Kings of Pork.
Blogito Ergo Sum: S.1 Revisited
Uh (cannot believe I am saying this) Go Saints! bill of rights, civil liberties, civil rghts, first amendment, football, lobbying reform, S. 1, Saints, section 220, SuperBowl, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007.
Stripping You of Your 1st Amendment Rights: S.1
US Senator Bennett (R-UT) offered an amendment to S.1 which would strike Section 220 from the bill. Of course Bennetts amendment offered the relief the people were looking for and the Senators were then contacted by their constituents ...
S.1
Leave it to Fark to lead me to stuff I didn't hear about any where else first. The short of it: S.1, section 220 will require "...bloggers, who communicate to 500 or more members of the public on policy matters,...
Anti-First Amendment S.1 Passes Congress
But even so, his warning about Section 220 of S. 1, a lobbying reform bill that went before the Senate should not go unheededit will require grassroots causes, even bloggers, who communicate to 500 or more members of the public on ...
Lobbying Reform and Blogging: A scare with S. 1, Section 220
The bill was S. 1, and Section 220 appeared to require reporting of grassroots activism. According to some accounts, even amateur bloggers would have been required to make formal reports, although the trigger conditions were not clear. ...
Another Take on S.1 Section 220: New lobbying bill to criminalize ...
One of the Democratic priorities for the new Congress was passage of a lobbyist reform bill, but the introduction of S.1 into the Senate has caused a veritable firestorm of controversy. That's because section 220 of the bill introduces ...
Downsize DC announces victory
Downsize DC announces victory January 25th, 2007 Senate voted 55 to 43 to strip the grassroots regulations out of S.1. (so hopefully we won’t need to assassinate them) Posted in Logic/Debate |
Anti-1st Amendment S1 Passes Congress: Blog at your own peril!
. Nimmo-Anti-First Amendment S.1 Passes Congress Posted by: "Neo Mulder" neomulder1@yahoo.com neomulder1 Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:26 am (PST) Anti-First Amendment S.1 Passes Congress Friday January 19th 2007, 3:29 am It was bad enough George Bush Senio
The trouble with Harry ... One of Harry Reid’s v...
The trouble with Harry ... One of Harry Reid’s very first actions when the first session of the 110th Congress was gaveled into existence earlier this month was to introduce Senate Bill 1 (S.1), the stated purpose of which is to “provide greater tran
Wingnut Lies About S.1
Wingnut Lies About S.1 For over a month now, right wingnutz have been in a tizzy over S. 1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007. Their complaints center on Section 220 of the bill. Their talking points about that section are fil
"Are the memories around here so short?"
"Are the memories around here so short?" The Senate has been working on Senate Bill 1 this week. S.1 is the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, designed to break, or at least pour a little light on, the ties between lobbyists, big
Sore Winners
Sore Winners They got the so-called grassroots lobbying provisions out of S.1 (based on lies like this: "Section 220 of S. 1, the lobbying reform bill currently before the Senate, would require grassroots causes, even bloggers, who communicate to 500 o
Do you like your freedoms of religion, free speech and assembly???
Anti-First Amendment S.1 Passes Congress Kurt Nimmo Friday, January 19, 2007 It was bad enough George Bush Senior found it necessary to blame bloggers for creating what he deems an "adversarial and ugly climate" (never mind his particular bit of uglin
Committee Transcripts: Simple Transparency Reform
In our search for consensus on attainable reforms for the House, few topics will be as straightforward as requesting timely publication of committee transcripts. We have a model for similar reform in the S.1, the Senate Ethics reform bill, which was passe
RE: S.1
Copy Pasta from this dude: The Nads BLOGGERS MAY GO TO PRISON OR JAIL FOR SLANDERING THE GOVERNMENT!!!! Section 220 of S.1 Bloggers Who Criticize Government May Face Prison Bill would allow rounding up and imprisoning of non-registered political writer
S.1 Passed the Senate without the grassroots provisions.
S.1 Passed the Senate without the grassroots provisions. Apparently the Senate approved S.1 by a 96-2 Senate vote on the evening of the 18th but according to DownsizeDC the grassroots regulations were voted out of the bill prior to passage by a margin of
Anti-First Amendment S.1 Passes Congress
Anti-First Amendment S.1 Passes Congress Friday January 19th 2007, 3:29 am It was bad enough George Bush Senior found it necessary to blame bloggers for creating what he deems an "adversarial and ugly climate" (never mind his particular bit of ugliness
Rediculous...
BLOGGERS MAY GO TO PRISON OR JAIL FOR SLANDERING THE GOVERNMENT!!!! Section 220 of S.1 Bloggers Who Criticize Government May Face Prison Bill would allow rounding up and imprisoning of non-registered political writers Steve Watson Infowars.net Thu
Bloggers who criticize government may face prison
Section 220 of S.1 Bloggers Who Criticize Government May Face Prison Bill would allow rounding up and imprisoning of non-registered political writers Steve Watson Infowars.net Thursday, January 18, 2007 You'd be forgiven for thinking that it was some ne
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..> Section 220 of S.1 Bloggers Who Criticize Government May Face Prison Bill would allow rounding up and imprisoning of non-registered political writers Steve Watson Infowars.net Thursday, January 18, 2007 You'd be forgiven for thinking that it was so
free speech? what?
so i ask myself. . . censorship???? Bloggers who criticize government may face prison. Body: Section 220 of S.1 Bloggers Who Criticize Government May Face Prison Bill would allow rounding up and imprisoning of non-registered political writers Steve Wat
Political Bloggers May Be Forced to Register
Under Senate Bill S.1, political bloggers with a readership of over 500 who comment on policy matters or hope to incite ‘grassroots’ action amongst their readers would be forced to register with the Federal Government as lobbyists. The first thing you
Rev. Ted Pike Discusses War Against Christianity
220 into the lobby reform bill, S.1. (Fortunately, due to mass protest, Sec. 220 was recently rejected by the Senate.) Christian Leaders Silent. Why have Christian leaders not identified Jewish activists antagonism to our nation and ...
Keep an eye on Dem Senate
The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, S. 1, 220, section (17) would have been a ... In fact, 220 was finally defeated at the last minute when an amendment to S. 1 removed the controversial section from the bill. ...
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