Florida wants Bloggers Critical of the Government to Register with the Government
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
March 5, 2023 11:21am CST
This fills even far-right Newt with revulsion. When you go so fascist that you make a fascist like Gingrich gag, have you gone to far?
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Newt Gingrich
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The idea that bloggers criticizing a politician should register with the government is insane. it is an embarrassment that it is a Republican state legislator in Florida who introduced a bill to that effect. He should withdraw it immediately.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-bill-require-bloggers-write-governor-legislators-register-stat-rcna73191
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@ptrikha_2 (49779)
• India
5 Mar 23
Stupid and highly restrictive guidelines.
And then US still lectures India and other countries about Freedom of Speech, Human rights etc etc !!
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
5 Mar 23
You have a point, many do these days. I hope the people that voted for Trump and want him back are proud. They surely did a number on this place.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
5 Mar 23
@DWDavis Very true but there is a lot of women I learned too but most of them older too but even that is scary as hell.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
5 Mar 23
What is going on in Florida is antithetical to what the majority of Americans believe or want and is not the position of our federal government. It is the fanatical rantings of a fringe group of extreme right-wing fascist Republicans whose support comes from scared, angry, generally older, xenophobic white men.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68255)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Mar 23
At least you didn't blame it on all Republicans like so many others do.
Good luck passing something like that in Florida. I guarentee you it wont happen
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@thislittlepennyearns People in Italy love Mussolini at first, too, until they learned what his ultimate goals were.
@thislittlepennyearns (68255)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
6 Mar 23
@DWDavis DeSantis has done some good stuff for the people of Florida. Someone is lives here and has to deal with the reprocussions of what he does. I feel like I can say that.
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@FourWalls (86999)
• United States
6 Mar 23
What the hell happened to the party of Lincoln. Or Reagan, the man who said that the most terrifying words a citizen can hear are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.”
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@FourWalls (86999)
• United States
6 Mar 23
@DWDavis — I think that’s all our politicians have become, period: fearmongerers. I remember the Democrats accusing Reagan of trying to force grannies into eating cat food with social security cuts. And here’s the party of “less government” (always accusing the democrats of wanting big government) now wanting to have government regulation of people who don’t like them?!?!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Mar 23
Mindblowingly stupid and scary as well. Florida, with all those retirees is crazier every day. A mylotter who lives there tells me how popular DeSantis is. Unbelievable.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Mar 23
@DWDavis Right and he may be smarter than Trump which means more dangerous.
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