From Congress to Send Critics to Jail, Says Richard Viguerie.
The following is a statement by Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of GrassrootsFreedom.com, regarding legislation currently being considered by Congress to regulate grassroots communications:Does this spell the end of PZ Myers and Ed Brayton?
"In what sounds like a comedy sketch from Jon Stewart's Daily Show, but isn't, the U. S. Senate would impose criminal penalties, even jail time, on grassroots causes and citizens who criticize Congress."
No, the story is FALSE. Furthermore, there's an evil motive behind the press release. Mike Dunford has the scoop at Someone's Trying to Play Us.
I saw this article and I was gong to blog on it but I was afraid....
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, this is unbelievably stupid. But not at all surprising.
Greg Laden, you said:
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, this is unbelievably stupid. But not at all surprising.
It seems to me that it is far from stupid; it's a paid (and mendacious) attempt to create opposition to legislation that would force paid astroturfers to report their activities...
Yeah, I blogged about this as well. Unfortunately, it seems the misdirection worked. The provision got stripped from the bill.
ReplyDeleteThe Republican voting bloc is a sad, sad thing.