Monday, March 10, 2008

Good thing Ben Franklin didn't live in modern(ish)-day Kentucky...

... because this doofus would have him rounded up for publishing under a pseudonym in Poor Richard's Almanac.

Kentucky Representative Tim Couch filed a bill this week to make anonymous posting online illegal.

The bill would require anyone who contributes to a website to register their real name, address and e-mail address with that site.

Their full name would be used anytime a comment is posted.


Bitching about the anonymity of a poster is a too-easy way to evade dealing with the content of his posting.

Inherent in freedom of speech is the freedom NOT to speak about certain things, including one's own identity.

[H/T 2 Drudge.]

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