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I don't speak legalese. But am I reading this right? On page 7 section C it makes it sound like the bill is mandating that if you are a blogger that was endorse
by _gabe_ 4y ago
I don't speak legalese. But am I reading this right? On page 7 section C it makes it sound like the bill is mandating that if you are a blogger that was endorsed by a government entity to write a blog post you're required to report that to the government or be fined. Am I reading this correctly or not?
> (c) The blogger must file reports with the appropriate
office using the electronic filing system:
1. As provided in s. 11.0455 if the blog post concerns an
elected member of the Legislature; or
2. As provided in s.32155 if the blog post concerns an
officer of the executive branch.
(d) The reports must include all of the following:
1. The individual or entity that compensated the blogger
for the blog post.
2. The amount of compensation received from the individual
or entity, regardless of how the compensation was structured.
...
Sorry for the poor formatting I'm on mobile. But if I'm reading this correctly I would be fine with forcing people that get paid by the government to have to publicly disclose that information. But once again, I have no idea if I'm reading it correctly.
- jfengel 4y agoYou're misreading it a bit. It's any "individual or entity" that pays the blogger for the post, not just a "government entity". So, if somebody pays you to write about the governor, you have to tell the government who paid you. I think they're trying to allude to the way the FEC requires disclosures about who pays for campaign ads. But they don't require you to register anything, just to make disclaimers. And that applies to all candidates, not just the sitting officials.
- _gabe_ 4y agoThanks for the clarification! Yea this bill seems too broadly scoped for what they probably intended it to cover. They should narrow the scope or scrap it entirely if they can't.
- jfengel 4y agoThere is another HN article about a Florida bill to literally ban the Democratic party: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35010784 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35010784 Taken together, it sounds like neither one has a serious intention of passing. It's just a way for them to thump their chests.
- x86_64Ubuntu 4y agoThat's what "moderates" have said about everything conservatives have sought to pass. That it's purely red meat for the base. And then when it does, they just shrug their shoulders.