Anti-anonymity bill

[Will E Worm]

Illinois state senator pushes anti-anonymity bill

A recently introduced bill in the Illinois state Senate would require anonymous website comment posters to reveal their identities if they want to keep their comments online.

The bill, called the Internet Posting Removal Act, is sponsored by Illinois state Sen. Ira Silverstein. It states that a “web site administrator upon request shall remove any comments posted on his or her web site by an anonymous poster unless the anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post and confirms that his or her IP address, legal name, and home address are accurate.”

The bill, which does not ask for or clarify requirements from entities requesting the comment removal, would take effect 90 days after becoming law.

Pseudonymous and anonymous comments have long been a critical part of U.S. public discourse, though, and the bill may be on shaky legal ground.

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Of course, anti-American, Zionist Ira Silverstein would want to ******* out first amendment rights.

People like him need to leave America.

:thefinger Ira Silverstein

The Constitution provides a right to speak anonymously, as “[e]ven the Federalist Papers, written in favor of the adoption of our Constitution, were published under fictitious names.” Talley v. California, 362 U.S. 60, 65 (1960); see also Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Found., 525 U.S. 182, 197-200 (1999) (upholding the First Amendment right to speak anonymously by striking down statute requiring that pamphleteers wear name badges).

The Constitution also provides a right to read anonymously, because it “is now well established that the Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas.” Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557, 564 (1969) (citation omitted).

For more information on anonymity and Internet speech, see the main article here.

It is well-settled that the First Amendment shelters the right to speak anonymously. See Buckley v. Am. Constitutional Law Foundation

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[JaanaRuutu]

They're coming for you, Will.

 

[Will E Worm]

They're coming for you, Will.

:ak47:

 

[HappyHapyJoyJoy]

They're coming for you, Will.

I assume you mean the mods are coming to move this into the politics section.

(psst, we're not supposed to let him know the CIA are homing in on his brainwaves so ixnay ethay alktay ofway eoplepay omingcay orfay imhay!)

 

[JaanaRuutu]

I assume you mean the mods are coming to move this into the politics section.

(psst, we're not supposed to let him know the CIA are homing in on his brainwaves so ixnay ethay alktay ofway eoplepay omingcay orfay imhay!)

ooh, sorry. i didn't get the memo. i was only recently inducted to the Illuminati, you know. Still learning the ropes.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

This is just the Governments way of trying to scare those that want to remind others, that the government is OUR emploee, and SHOULD be held accountable for their anti constitutional actions.

 

[BioDefenseGrad]

Ever notice that it's mostly liberals and Democrats who are for this stuff?

The Facebook founder's ****** brought this up a while back and people from across the political spectrum came out of the woodwork to denounce her.

If they try this in other states, hopefully that same broad coalition can come together to smash down any attempt at passing such legislation.

 

[Nambei]

What!? What is this supposed to fix exactly?

 

[BioDefenseGrad]

What!? What is this supposed to fix exactly?

Democrats in Illinois and New York attempted to bring about a bill that would remove internet anonymity. They want to scare people away from speaking their mind on the internet. They know that if they have your name and address they can go after your career to ruin you if you say something that isn't politically correct. Something powerful people in countries around the world have a long, long history of doing.

If you don't think like them, they try to ruin your life.

 

[bobjustbob]

Great! I can now find out the names and addresses of everyone that ever called me a douche bag. I'll find every one of you and light a paper bag of dog **** on your steps. Ring the bell and run. God bless America.

 

[Will E Worm]

Ever notice that it's mostly liberals and Democrats who are for this stuff?

The Facebook founder's ****** brought this up a while back and people from across the political spectrum came out of the woodwork to denounce her.

If they try this in other states, hopefully that same broad coalition can come together to smash down any attempt at passing such legislation.

Liberals, Zionist, Democrats, almost all the same.


Look at their names: Silverstein, Napolitano, Goldberg, Kissinger, Cohen, Levi, Emanuel

It's the District of Israel, not Columbia.

What!? What is this supposed to fix exactly?

Nothing, it will fix nothing.

 

[Nambei]

My mistake. I meant what do they believe it will fix?

 

[BioDefenseGrad]

My mistake. I meant what do they believe it will fix?

They believe it will "fix" non-liberals or far-left people from speaking their mind.

mainstream liberals do NOT like how people are able to get away with saying things on the internet that is not politically correct. They want your real name and address so they can do what they normally do, destroy your career if you have the guts to say something publicly.

That's what they do and what they have a track record of doing. It's no surprise when they don't want people to use the same tactics they are so fond of.