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Piebald
April 3rd 2005, 08:46 PM
Oh my goodness:




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 thatexceed $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.




:source: (http://www.personaldemocracy.com/node/501)


I hope the rest of the Bay Area doesn't follow suit.

Here is the Ordinance:

http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/committees/materials/041489.pdf
The Laughing Man
April 3rd 2005, 08:53 PM
Oh my goodness:

:source: (http://www.personaldemocracy.com/node/501)

It'll never fly. Even if it did, people would just make sure that they couldn't be identified as a local blogger.


Goodness, I wonder if they have "blog" strictly defined? Does Tweb count as a blog?

From what I've seen, people who think of these ridiculous regulations don't have the first clue about blogs.


And this is a Blue state. Scandalous. I hope the rest of the Bay Area doesn't follow suit.

Why does the fact that this is in a "Blue state" make this noteworthy? Are "Blue states" somehow supposed to be free of overly-controlling public officials? Again, from what I've seen, that this was proposed in a "Blue state" comes as little surprise.
Piebald
April 3rd 2005, 08:55 PM
Why does the fact that this is in a "Blue state" make this noteworthy? Are "Blue states" somehow supposed to be free of overly-controlling public officials?


San Francisco is a bastion of free speech! The Bay Area prides itself on its diversity and liberty.
Teallaura
April 3rd 2005, 08:57 PM
:rofl:
Lawsuit City, here we come...
'Cause our council is really dumb....
First Amendment is so great.....
Though they don't know it at the Golden Gate......


Lawsuit City, here we come!!!!!
The Laughing Man
April 3rd 2005, 10:05 PM
San Francisco is a bastion of free speech! The Bay Area prides itself on its diversity and liberty.

[Dr. Evil]Riiiiiiiiight.[/Dr. Evil]
Epoetker
April 4th 2005, 09:21 AM
'Blue State' though San Fran may be, blogging is read by far too many Red Staters to be tolerated.