Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state

[RandySF]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet or legislature to register with the state or face fines.

Brodeur’s proposal, Senate Bill 1316: Information Dissemination, would require any blogger writing about government officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics.

In the bill, Brodeur wrote that those who write “an article, a story, or a series of stories,” about “the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a Cabinet officer, or any member of the Legislature,” and receives or will receive payment for doing so, must register with state offices within five days after the publication of an article that mentions an elected state official.

If another blog post is added to a blog, the blogger would then be required to submit monthly reports on the 10th of each month with the appropriate state office. They would not have to submit a report on months when no content is published.

For blog posts that “concern an elected member of the legislature” or “an officer of the executive branch,” monthly reports must disclose the amount of compensation received for the coverage, rounded to the nearest $10 value.





https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/florida-bill-would-require-bloggers-who-write-about-governor-to-register-with-the-state/

[Lovie777]

1. FL................

paranoid enough.

[allnews]

2. Unreal

I can honestly say I have no words! I hope someone stops this Florida shit

[Artcatt]

51. Mad Dog Desantis

IJS

[Samrob]

52. If Floridians don't stop this fascist pig the entire nation will suffer. nt

[CaptainTruth]

63. Someone? It's up to ALL of us. It's not just Florida shit, it's America shit.

It affects us all.

[Buckeyeblue]

3. That's such an obvious 1st amendment violation

If the SC allowed such a bill they would open the door for states to require political donors to register, especially since they've said that political donations are speech.

[Karadeniz]

4. Intimidating....

[Takket]

5. So. We still have the first amendment right???

Because this is about the 50th thread in the last month about Florida bills that OBVIOUSLY are unconstitutional

[rurallib]

31. SCOTUS is probably 5-4 against right now

[Cha]

6. deNazi.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. This is scary

[Ocelot II]

8. I did Nazi that coming... but I can't say I'm surprised.

When will he start imprisoning people who don't applaud enough at his speeches? Florida is turning into North Korea.

[gratuitous]

9. Good old Jason "Brown Nose" Brodeur

And if that's not his nickname, it should be.

[Harker]

39. His nose and his shirt match. n/t

[Initech]

10. They're really testing the waters of fascism here, aren't they?

Don't insult Dear Leader. Never, ever insult Dear Leader.

[KS Toronado]

43. Not testing the waters IMO

More like shredding another layer as we see them coming into the light of day. Of course people here
could always see the FASCISM, now more people can.

[area51]

69. +1 n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

48. I think I know what they're doing.

Remember back in the day when they would astroturf articles from one paper to another, changing the name of the writer to give the appearance of a groundswell against the Democrats? And from astroturfing, they went to Russian bots dicking around with social media? Well this new effort of theirs to find people who write articles against them is probably an effort to make sure that no one is funding them. Heaven forbid they track it down to George Soro.

[Hekate]

57. He's making Florida the test case -- been saying it for a couple of years now. It's nightmarish.

[Initech]

62. Florida is definitely a test market for right wing fascism.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

67. if he became prez, first 100 days would be full on assault on democracy

[Hekate]

68. Trump showed us what can happen when you have a leader with no shame or scruples...

… and little opposition.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

11. unbelievable!!

[lpbk2713]

12. This shit is getting out of control.

We are watching the nazification of one of our United States.

[SheltieLover]

13. 1st Amendment?

[News Junkie]

34. Our constitutional rights only exist as far as SCOTUS says

They would be the final arbiters and that is scary.

[SheltieLover]

45. Well, that's true.

Near as I've seen personally, the Constitution means nothing south of the Mason-Dixon Line, sadly. Qpukes do whatever the hell they feel like doing & it's never good for the majority!

Time will tell...

[OrlandoDem2]

14. Fuck every person who voted for these people or think this is okay.

How about we register every gun in America?

[highplainsdem]

15. Completely unconstitutional, but they'll get away with it till a lawsuit

challenging it is successful. And in the meantime DeFascist hopes to silence many of his online critics while gearing up for 2024.

[Deuxcents]

16. So..if I write in a blog that my governor is a danger to the state n nation..

Do I have to register n pay to blog? Where is this extreme fascist clamp down coming from? This 💩 is going too far

[Shermann]

17. Seems a bit asymmetrical

I presume that Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and these "other members" of the Florida executive cabinet will still be able to say whatever they want about the bloggers.

[taxi]

18. No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. nt

[MontanaMama]

19. First amendment violation

but he will get away with it, no doubt.

[hippywife]

20. Now that they have a compliant SCOTUS...

they're taking this opportunity to throw all kinds of unconstitutional shit at the wall to see what they can get away with.

[barbtries]

21. this is fucking insane!

i'm speechless. cannot imagine this being a law.

omigawd.

[Chakaconcarne]

22. Article says "any Blogger", how does he have jurisdiction outside of FL?

[Rebl2]

26. I would

think he doesn’t

[BadgerKid]

23. No surpise here ... trying to derail democracy at any cost.

Hoping there is some legal can of whoopass to counter this soon.

[Ilsa]

24. I'll write shit about any of them FOR FREE!

There's always a loophole.

[liberal N proud]

25. Florida is being run by a fascist regime

[Rebl2]

27. YES

Definitely is

[SouthernDem4ever]

42. It's the dumbass voters

I don't care how much right wing media you listen to or how gerrymandered the state is, there is no reason to vote for these morons.

[JoanofArgh]

28. This is straight out of Putin's Russia

Putin signs law forcing bloggers to register with Russian media office

https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/7/5690410/putin-signs-law-forcing-bloggers-to-register-with-russian-media-office

[MayReasonRule]

29. Blog this bro...!!!

Come at me bro...!!!

[republianmushroom]

30. Just a little intimidation from DeSantis

just being a controlling republican.

[moonshinegnomie]

32. why do florida legislators hate the constitution?

i propose a new law. any legislator that introduces a bill like this is
a) removed from office automatically
b) barred from ever seeking elected office again
c) put on the first plane to some country without a real government and banned from returning to the us

[AllaN01Bear]

33. i would withold my taxes at this point

see my main post on this here .
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17694675

[flashman13]

35. Please show me your papers. Show me your papers! No papers? Herr ober fuhrer arrest this subhuman!

I see a loop hole. Apparently you can call them fascist scum if you do it for free. OK Go for broke.

Ron DeSantis is FASCIST SCUM and Florida is SOUTH SLOBISTAN!!!!

[lindysalsagal]

36. Yup. Keep voting for the fascist.

He's not human.

[JanLip]

37. OMG

We are living in the TWILIGHT ZONE!!

[Lettuce Be]

38. Freedom is growing pretty darn restrictive in DeSatan World

[A HERETIC I AM]

40. I have a feeling the number of blogs critical of Ronnie McBoots is going to explode...

And I’m tempted to be one of them.

This will backfire on them enormously.

[world wide wally]

41. DeSantis doesn't have "The Courage to be Free"

[KS Toronado]

44. This apply to Journalists outside of Florida?

[Shipwack]

53. I don't know, but I'm willing to fuck around and find out! nt

[Cherokee100]

46. Get Ready

Get ready for, re-education/concentration camps next.

[Handler]

47. Vote for a Fascist and you get a Fascist government...who knew?

[Andy823]

49. He should just get over with it

Grow that hitler mustache, and show his true colors, all out dictator!

[paleotn]

50. That sounds a bit extreme. Like something these guys would say.

They don't even try to hide it anymore. Gawd bothering, nazi bastards.

[vanlassie]

54. Well the Washington Post and The NY Times should

test this right now. They have blogs!

[keithbvadu2]

55. Are there any tall buildings with weak upper windows in Florida?

Are there any tall buildings with weak upper windows in Florida?

Asking for Uncle Vlad DeSantis.

[Hekate]

56. How is any of this even legal? It's blatantly un-Constitutional. He's a monster. nt

[LiberalFighter]

58. What?

[LiberalFighter]

59. Loophole... bloggers can do it for free.

In addition how will they prosecute bloggers from other states?

Could muster up a slew of bloggers to write for $1 and let Florida try to prosecute.

[aeromanKC]

60. Because you know, freedums.

[dalton99a]

61. Kick

[CaptainTruth]

64. It'll never happen, but it shows how fascist they are.

[link:|]

[spanone]

65. "Less Government" my ass.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

66. The Republican Party keeps stealing directly from Putin's playbook

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