Volgens GrassRootsfreedom.com is dat de uitkomst van een vorige week, met slecht twee stemmen tegen, aangenomen amendement op de ‘Ethics in Government Act’ uit 1978 . Door dit amendement zouden kritische bloggers met meer dan 500 lezers verplicht worden zich te registreren, weblogs die dit weigeren riskeren een gevangenisstraf.
“Section 220 of S. 1, the lobbying reform bill currently before the Senate, would require grassroots causes, even bloggers, who communicate to500 or more members of the public on policy matters, to register and report quarterly to Congress the same as the big K Street lobbyists. Section 220 would amend existing lobbying reporting law by creating the most expansive intrusion on First Amendment rights ever. For the first time in history, critics of Congress will need to register and report with Congress itself” aldus Richard A. Viguerie op de website.
