[Apologies for Politech's unscheduled hiatus. I've been traveling (speaking at the University of Pennsylvania a week ago and then elsewhere on the east coast). I'm also finishing up my pilot's license and have an check ride with an FAA examiner later this month, and that's taking me more time than I had anticipated. I'll start going through the Politech backlog, little by little, starting with the most recent. --Declan] --- Text of bill: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A1500/1327_I1.HTM --- http://news.com.com/The+problem+of+thin-skinned+politicos/2010-1028_3-6046090.html Perspective: The problem of thin-skinned politicos By Declan McCullagh Published: March 6, 2006, 4:00 AM PST A New Jersey politician is hoping to outlaw anonymous speech on the Internet, claiming that civility must be mandatory in political debate. State Assemblyman Peter J. Biondi, a Republican from Somerset County, recently introduced legislation that would require any "public forum Web site" to solicit the legal name and addresses of everyone who can post messages to it. What irks Biondi, a top Republican in the state assembly, is the political free-for-all that has grown around the New Jersey Star-Ledger's discussion site at NJ.com. The site's forum for Somerset County--that is, Biondi's home district--is home to a slew of pseudonymous posts that tend to be less than kind to local politicians. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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