Also at Samizdata, could congress actually do something good?:
"FURTHER UPDATE: The New York State law has now gone national. A House bill declares that foreign libel judgments are unenforceable in the United States. And Arlen Specter, Joe Lieberman and Chuck Schumer want to go further still:
Indeed, the ACLU, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, the PEN American Center, the Families of the 9/11 victims, and many others support the Free Speech Protection Act, 2008 (S. 2977) sponsored by Senators Arlen Specter, Joseph Lieberman and Chuck Schumer. Their legislation would allow U.S. writers to bring a federal cause of action against those who bring libel suits against them, in foreign jurisdiction for writing that does not constitute defamation under U.S. law . The Specter bill, like King’s (H.R. 5814) would also bar enforcement of foreign libel judgments and provide other appropriate injunctive relief and damages by U.S. Courts."
God knows what kind of vile crap will have to ride along with that noble effort to achieve passing.
If you have had too much of all of the hideous news of late take a few moments to read Mark Twain's "Cannibalism in The Cars" and have a smile...
Politicians are so disgusting they may end up hurting themselves...you never know someday they may find they have gone too far and folks may come out of the woodwork and go all ruthlessly old fashioned American on them...and the media...or am I just fantasizing?
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Yep.
When are they going to be afraid to walk the streets?
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