Will McCain Shut the Blogs Up? Or Shut 'em Down?

McCain has become the champion legislator for censorship. Enemy of free speech. First he authored McCain Feingold campaign finance reform - mother of all bad legislation, an abysmal reform failure that  only led to more negative campaign ads and an explosion of the use of 527 groups by big donors. More than $950 million was funneled through 527 groups in the 2004 and 2006 elections, much of it from wealthy donors and corporations otherwise barred from having such a large financial impact. 527s owe it all to John  McCain.
Now this? This will shut us all down (except those leftoid blogs underwritten by Soros.)  Take it from a blogger who makes no money - this is very very bad.  Over at Down the Avenue -  hat tip Jeremaya

Via Digg, Senator John McCain Hates Blogs....apparently he has launched an assault "against the independent blogosphere by introducing legislation that would, among other things, make bloggers responsible for comments and copyrighted material posted on their sites, with fines of up to $300,000."

Most independent bloggers I know are not making money from their blogs and with a fine of such magnitude, could make them homeless. What on earth is he talking about? Freedom of expression and creativity gets punished with such severity?

Comments

[lowandslow]

McCain-Feingold, now this. The man just loves to fuck things up. (By the way, don't get Pastorius started on this.)

[Joseph]

McCain, the leader of the pack of the gang of 14, is known all too well by those of us in Arizona. This man is a menace! He is not only a threat to bloggers, he is a threat to America as we know it. He has fed at the public trough long enough.

[Watcher]

McCain is the 5th column in the GOP. It just boggles my mind that he has support of so many people after all that he's done and continues to do.

[pastorius]

Low and Slow's got my number. I've been walking around all night with my face all red from jacked up blood pressure.

I have to wonder if McCain is the fucking anti-Christ. He seems to consistently take stances which are anti-Freedom. He seems well-meaning, but the results of what he does are downright malevolent.

I don't often hate American politicians, but I really am beginning to hate this man.

[icanplainlysee]

Im supposing the Senator will help elect one of the Democratic candidates for president. Thank you John..your short sighted foolish political decisions,whatever their intent may be, have once again made you appear to be a very scary guy.

It seems your close asociation with a myriad of lefties has you imagining that intention equals good regardless of outcome. The proof is in the pudding Sir..once again you display remarkable flexibility and double jointedness allowing foot in mouth to seem childsplay. Im certain Hillary is proud.

[DoctorDentons]

I have tried to figure out if McCain is nuts or just plain evil in his intent and I have finally come to the conclusion that he is 50/50. The man is not to be trusted...ask a certain gentleman in New Orleans that was in Viet Nam with him.

[x_dhimmi]

John McCain: “I know that money corrupts … I would rather have a clean government than one where, quote, First Amendment rights are being respected, that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I’d rather have the clean government.”

Washington Examiner editorial: http://tinyurl.com/zpnua

[clyde]

McCain lost me years ago.

The White Knight turned out to have less-than-spotless clothes it seems.

[Gary]

He's a Republican carter.

[Thndrbang]

i think alll americans should see mr bill clinton as he bows his head in respect to honor the muslim terrorist (al qaeda) he gave aid and support to in raping and murdering the christian serbs!
In march 2003 while america was fighting and killing the muslim terrorist who had murdereed over 3000 innocent unarmed american men women and children on 9/11/2001 clinton was in srebrenica at the commemoration ceremony to the muslim terrorist clinton and the dhimmicrats sponsored in raping and slaughtering our allies the christian serbs!
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