Comments on: KY Republican legislator wants to ban anonymous Internet posting

By: crushliberalism

crushliberalism — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:03:13 +0000

FB, don’t be silly! Ben Franklin was around BEFORE Al Gore invented the Internet!

By: Fargin Bastiges

Fargin Bastiges — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:12:39 +0000

So, this guy would put Benjamin Franklin in jail for writing the Silence Dogood letters?

By: Submariner

Submariner — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:08:45 +0000

I add this one to the 5 cent postage fee for emails… Unenforceable, but unfortunately, all too imaginable for our elected “leadership.”

By: Madeline

Madeline — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:50:31 +0000

Wow, I think I would add this proposed law to the list of the most ridiculous laws ever. This is just another example of the government trying to trample on our rights. Plus, the expense of enforcing such a law would greatly outweigh any supposed benefits that might result. I really do suspect that this politician’s main motivation with this proposal was just to get some free press time.

By: ManicNole

ManicNole — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:53:50 +0000

I’ve already seen the other side of the coin of possible prosecution for on-line “bullying” and such. I’ve seen a few people, some who are downright con artists all the way to those who are just seriously mentally unstable who try to dupe people into their wild claims on the internet and ask for money. When people show DOCUMENTED PROOF of their lies, scams, and inventions, they scream “bullying” and “stalking” and threaten lawsuits against those who try to expose them.

One of which, I will only call Mony. (A bit of a nickname given to him.) He opened his own school to teach people how to be successful in the business of acting. The problem is, he was an utter failure himself. He claimed Oscar buzz on a movie that has never been made, and in fact, the script was so horrid, high school kids laughed at him. He tried to get people to “donate” to the making of his piece of crap film. When people started calling him on his lies, he made all sorts of threats, including calling the FBI on everyone proving his scam. That was an empty threat.

Some college kid in Scotland set up a website, documenting his lies and idiocy, often pulling up posts and websites where Mony said things in his own words that he later tried to deny. Well, Mony’s parents are a couple of lawyers who LOOOOVE frivolous lawsuits. They sent a little letter to the Scottish College kid, and scared the bejeezus out of him. Even though he knew he could WIN a lawsuit, he couldn’t AFFORD to fight one. (Most recently, a German gentleman has picked up hosting the site, and has repeatedly dared Mony’s parents to sue him, but after about a year, they don’t want to f’ with the Germans!)

Just one example. This type of thing would be used by scammers, frauds, and assorted ne’er-do-wells to silence those who would expose them. They would call their exposure, and the spreading of this information, “bullying” and “cyber-stalking.”

Hell…how fast would politicians turn this to shut up bloggers who out their shenanigans? Pelosi would be up 24-7 looking on-line. “Yeah…and that ‘Crushliberalism’ guy…you know we’re gonna sue is arse for being such a cyber-bully to me!!!!!”

By: PabloD

PabloD — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:41:47 +0000

There are going to be a lot of postings by some guy named “Haywood Jablomi” in Kentucky, if this law goes into effect. No, really, that’s his name… he just likes the Internet a lot!

By: crushliberalism

crushliberalism — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:57:49 +0000

MK, I could see Osamabama liking something this heavyhanded. Then again, the Kos kooks (most of whom are anonymous) love him, so I doubt he’d do anything to tick them off.

There’s computers in eastern KY?

You caught that too, huh?

By: mklasing

mklasing — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:56:29 +0000

AHHHHH, another example of being willing to give up freedom in the name of security. How wonderful–maybe if Obama is elected we can give up all of our freedoms in exchange for less security–that would be perfect–praise Allah!

-Osama Bin Laden

By: Henry

Henry — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:42:25 +0000

LMAO

What a useless law from an even more useless tool.

By: DJ

DJ — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:41:41 +0000

Times like this (OK most times) make me ashamed to be from Kentucky…and I DO use my real fist name:)

By: jsingood

jsingood — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:51:09 +0000

“…register their real name, address and e-mail address with that site.”

Apart from the fact this would be grossly unconstitutional and a complete affront to personal freedom, privacy and individual liberty, how on Earth could the state expect an “operator” to verify whether or not someone registers with a “real” name or address? We’d need complete government control of online usage for that.

Oh, wait. I bet that’s what they really want.

By: WMD_Maker

WMD_Maker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:25:01 +0000

If he knows damn well that its unenforceable (and probably unconstitutional) WHY THE HELL is he going forward with it? Great waste of time and taxpayers money , dipshit.

By: dtodeen

dtodeen — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:00:44 +0000

Well I am glad he’s concerned. Moron.

By: The Truth Hurts

The Truth Hurts — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:12:48 +0000

There’s computers in eastern KY?