Unbelievable... flaming is illegal now

[jabber]

You can get jail time, even.

Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.

It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.

In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.

http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html

[Lula]

"If President Bush truly believed in the principle of limited government (it is in his official bio), he'd realize that the law he signed cannot be squared with the Constitution he swore to uphold."

Why start now?

I've heard it all now, this is ridiculous!

[ArnelRox]

:shock: You can get jail time, even.

The entire MR board is going to jail! Oh no!

[jabber]

Think Journey would chip in for all the bail money MR members are going to need?

[L~L~L]

:shock: You can get jail time, even.

The entire MR board is going to jail! Oh no!

It's a good thing that it has calm down quite a bit then.

Was that annoying? Don't sue me now!

[Liam]

:shock: You can get jail time, even.

The entire MR board is going to jail! Oh no!

Not me. I use my real name. So I can flame ANYONE.

[bluejeangirl76]

So this assh*le has seriously nothing better to do than worry about whether people griping at each other on the internet, so much so that he's signing in a law against it?

So...how many did we lose in Iraq last month?

[Granny]

Well, we could all post our real names..does any one have an objection???? or is that to much info?

[heardonthestreet]

:shock: You can get jail time, even.

Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.

It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.

In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.

http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html

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Bush must be getting loads of flaming anonymous emails.

[jabber]

Jane Doe here. Nice to annoy you.

[ohsherrie]

"If President Bush truly believed in the principle of limited government (it is in his official bio), he'd realize that the law he signed cannot be squared with the Constitution he swore to uphold."

Why start now?

I've heard it all now, this is ridiculous!

I guess there were a few to many jokes about Bush and Jerry Falwell online. He couldn't send the Secret Service after the ones he couldn't find. If I'm not mistaken it really was Falwell who got this ball rolling with a lawsuit a while back.

[ArnelRox]

Jane Doe here. Nice to annoy you.

That's it Jane. I've had it w/u!

[ArnelRox]

I think this might all stem from the Andrew/Joe Elliott online dilemma.

[L~L~L]

Well, we could all post our real names..does any one have an objection???? or is that to much info?

Way too much info there. Yes lets give out our real names and while we are at it lets disclose our locations so one day someone you disagree with drives by your house and does a drive by or better yet they brake in your home and stabs you to death. WTF is Bush thinking

[bluejeangirl76]

WTF is Bush thinking

Those last two words don't belong within a mile of each other.


(hey, he said we can't flame each other - didn't say we can't flame HIM)

[ArnelRox]

WTF is Bush thinking

Those last two words don't belong within a mile of each other.


(hey, he said we can't flame each other - didn't say we can't flame HIM)

YES!!!! U are a thinking woman to realize this. Now if only those states in the good ole' USA could get a grip on this, oh & my father-in-law & brother-in-law. Ugh.

[Deb]

:shock: You can get jail time, even.

Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.

It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.

In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.

http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html

Hmmm......interesting.

[Eric]

I like it. It would make people show some fucking balls! There are too many faceless cowards smearing lies on the web.

[L~L~L]

WTF is Bush thinking

Those last two words don't belong within a mile of each other.


(hey, he said we can't flame each other - didn't say we can't flame HIM)

You got me there, good call I gave this man way too much credit.

[Deb]

I like it. It would make people show some fucking balls! There are too many faceless cowards smearing lies on the web.

Yes there is.

[styxman]

We're okay over here..Federal Law can't touch us, lovely jubbly

[yulog]

Styx you lucky bastard--we are stuck with this

[whocares]

I was thinking that this thread was about Flaming Homosexuals. It's good to know that the Prez is worried about faceless attacks on the internet, vs. something REALLY important, like gay rights.

[journeywoman]

"If President Bush truly believed in the principle of limited government (it is in his official bio), he'd realize that the law he signed cannot be squared with the Constitution he swore to uphold."

Why start now?

I've heard it all now, this is ridiculous!

Hey Lula, Anyone goes to JAIL....we will have JOURNEY throw a big benefit concert to get everyone out of the POKEY!!