<p><strong>Florida’s blogger registration bill </strong>has set off a massive political controversy in the United States. The bill is introduced by Florida state senator Jason Brodeur. It demands bloggers who write about “elected officials” to register themselves with the government. The bill also provides for a maximum fine of $2500 in case of violation. The bill has drawn heavy criticism from advocates of press freedom. In fact, top GOP leader and former US Speaker Newt Gingrich has also voiced his concerns about the “embarrassing” bill.</p>

<h2><strong>What is Florida’s Bloggers Registration Bill?</strong></h2>

<p>The bill requires Florida’s bloggers to register with the authorities before they write anything about elected officials. As per the bill, the term “elected official” means the governor, the lieutenant governor, a cabinet officer, or any member of the legislature. If bloggers are getting paid for the posts on any elected official, they must provide a periodic report to the state. All details including the total amount of money received and sites where the content is posted must be furnished by the respective bloggers.</p>

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<h2><strong>What are critics saying?</strong></h2>

<p>Critics say the bill will curtail the freedom of the press in the state. The ferocious GOP leader Newt Gingrich also termed it insane. &nbsp;He wrote on Twitter, “The idea that bloggers criticising a politician should register with the government is insane.” “It is an embarrassment that it is a Republican state legislator in Florida who introduced a bill to that effect. He should withdraw it immediately,” he added.</p>

<p>The prominent first amendment lawyer Ron Kuby also blasted Jason Brodeur for tabling the bill. He said, “it was hard to imagine a proposal that would be more violative of free speech rights under the US constitution.” He further said, “We don’t register journalists. People who write cannot be forced to register.”</p>

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<h2><strong>What is Jason Brodeur saying in defence of the bill?</strong></h2>

<p>Jason compares bloggers with lobbyists to justify his controversial bill on Florida bloggers. He was quoted by the media as saying, “Paid bloggers are lobbyists who write instead of talk. They both are professional electioneers. If lobbyists have to register and report, why shouldn’t paid bloggers?”&nbsp;</p>

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Florida’s blogger registration bill has set off a massive political controversy in the United States. The bill is introduced by Florida state senator Jason Brodeur.

Florida’s blogger registration bill has set off a massive political controversy in the United States. The bill is introduced by Florida state senator Jason Brodeur. It demands bloggers who write about “elected officials” to register themselves with the government. The bill also provides for a maximum fine of $2500 in case of violation. The bill has drawn heavy criticism from advocates of press freedom. In fact, top GOP leader and former US Speaker Newt Gingrich has also voiced his concerns about the “embarrassing” bill. What is Florida’s Bloggers Registration Bill? The bill requires Florida’s bloggers to register with the authorities before they write anything about elected officials. As per the bill, the term “elected official” means the governor, the lieutenant governor, a cabinet officer, or any member of the legislature. If bloggers are getting paid for the posts on any elected official, they must provide a periodic report to the state. All details including the total amount of money received and sites where the content is posted must be furnished by the respective bloggers. Watch: Florida governor Ron DeSantis condemns 'woke ideology' of Democrat leaders × What are critics saying? Critics say the bill will curtail the freedom of the press in the state. The ferocious GOP leader Newt Gingrich also termed it insane. He wrote on Twitter, “The idea that bloggers criticising a politician should register with the government is insane.” “It is an embarrassment that it is a Republican state legislator in Florida who introduced a bill to that effect. He should withdraw it immediately,” he added. The prominent first amendment lawyer Ron Kuby also blasted Jason Brodeur for tabling the bill. He said, “it was hard to imagine a proposal that would be more violative of free speech rights under the US constitution.” He further said, “We don’t register journalists. People who write cannot be forced to register.” Also Read | Explained | Ron DeSantis takes control of Disney's self-governing district in Florida amid 'Don't Say Gay' row What is Jason Brodeur saying in defence of the bill? Jason compares bloggers with lobbyists to justify his controversial bill on Florida bloggers. He was quoted by the media as saying, “Paid bloggers are lobbyists who write instead of talk. They both are professional electioneers. If lobbyists have to register and report, why shouldn’t paid bloggers?” WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

What is Florida’s blogger registration bill? Know why top GOP leader Newt Gingrich is against it?

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<p>As the 2016 American presidential election finally winds up, a picture is emerging of what the White House will look like should Donald Trump win.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/gingrich-giuliani-priebus-eyed-top-jobs-trump-white-house-sources-n678881">NBC </a>reports that the names being considered, according to three campaign advisers who requested anonymity, are Rudy Giuliani for attorny general, Newt Gingrich for secretary of state, retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn for defense secretary or national security adviser, Trump&#39;s finance chairman Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary, and Republican National Chairman Committee finance chair Lew Eisenberg for commerce secretary.</p>

<p>NBC reports that Trump has not particiapted&nbsp;much in planning the transition, as he is superstitious. NBC says that Trump fears that planning before a victory will&nbsp;&quot;jinx&quot; the campaign.</p>

<p>Trump has openly warred with many figures of the Republican establishment, so speculation suggests that he&#39;ll promote&nbsp;those who remained loyal to him while the media and political opponents berated him for bragging about sexaully assualting women, stirring up xenophobia by telling lies about immigrants, spreading racist lies on social media and in campaign speeches, and more.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.salon.com/2016/11/07/donald-trump-wants-newt-gingrich-and-rudy-giuliani-in-his-cabinet/">Salon </a>characterises Newt Gingrich&#39;s tenure as secretary of state duringt he 90s as pushing right on a number of social, economic and foreign policy issues. Giuliani was viewed with considerable sympathy and admiration, as he was New York&#39;s mayor during 9/11, but, as Salon claims, he became notorious for &quot;expanding policing powers at the expense of civil rights of poor and non-white citizens&quot;. He has consistently defended Trump all throughout the 2016 election.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As a pronent of the &quot;broken windows&quot; theory of policing,&nbsp;Giuliani&#39;s guiding philosophy is that arresting everyday&nbsp;criminals, rather than addressing the root causes of crime, will rid the city of crime. <a href="https://www.liberationnews.org/rudy-giuliani-legacy-racism-corruption/">LiberationNews </a>reports that, citing&nbsp;the NYPD&#39;s own statistics, the year before Giuliani took office, 720 New Yorkers were arrested for misdemeanor marijuana-related charges. In his last year as mayor, that number jumped to 60,000.&nbsp;</p>

<p>NBC reports that the conservative Heritage Foundation is helping to vet names, along with members of Mitt Romey&#39;s presidential run and George W Bush&#39;s administration.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It will be interesting to note how many veteran Republicans make it into Trump&#39;s inner clique, given that the theme of his campaign has been &quot;drain the swamp&quot; and&nbsp;that he&#39;s positioned himself as an outsider without Washington inner-circle connections.</p>

<p>NBC reports that running mate Mike Pence is heavily involved in the selection process,&nbsp;and is expected to play as active a&nbsp;role in a Trump administration as Joe Biden and Al Gore played while they were vice presidents.</p>

<p>A possible barometer to tell whether Trump will strengthen or destroy&nbsp;bridges with established Republicans&nbsp;is how he will appoint the current Republican National Chairman, Reince Priebus, who is currently under consideration to be Trump&#39;s chief of staff.</p>

<p>Priebus didn&#39;t object to Trump, and was his&nbsp;dependable defender,&nbsp;while other Republicans distanced themselves over the course of the 2016 presidential campaign.&nbsp;</p>

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Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich are in consideration for major positions in Trump's cabinet should he win the presidency, NBC reports

As the 2016 American presidential election finally winds up, a picture is emerging of what the White House will look like should Donald Trump win. NBC reports that the names being considered, according to three campaign advisers who requested anonymity, are Rudy Giuliani for attorny general, Newt Gingrich for secretary of state, retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn for defense secretary or national security adviser, Trump's finance chairman Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary, and Republican National Chairman Committee finance chair Lew Eisenberg for commerce secretary. NBC reports that Trump has not particiapted much in planning the transition, as he is superstitious. NBC says that Trump fears that planning before a victory will "jinx" the campaign. Trump has openly warred with many figures of the Republican establishment, so speculation suggests that he'll promote those who remained loyal to him while the media and political opponents berated him for bragging about sexaully assualting women, stirring up xenophobia by telling lies about immigrants, spreading racist lies on social media and in campaign speeches, and more. Salon characterises Newt Gingrich's tenure as secretary of state duringt he 90s as pushing right on a number of social, economic and foreign policy issues. Giuliani was viewed with considerable sympathy and admiration, as he was New York's mayor during 9/11, but, as Salon claims, he became notorious for "expanding policing powers at the expense of civil rights of poor and non-white citizens". He has consistently defended Trump all throughout the 2016 election. As a pronent of the "broken windows" theory of policing, Giuliani's guiding philosophy is that arresting everyday criminals, rather than addressing the root causes of crime, will rid the city of crime. LiberationNews reports that, citing the NYPD's own statistics, the year before Giuliani took office, 720 New Yorkers were arrested for misdemeanor marijuana-related charges. In his last year as mayor, that number jumped to 60,000. NBC reports that the conservative Heritage Foundation is helping to vet names, along with members of Mitt Romey's presidential run and George W Bush's administration. It will be interesting to note how many veteran Republicans make it into Trump's inner clique, given that the theme of his campaign has been "drain the swamp" and that he's positioned himself as an outsider without Washington inner-circle connections. NBC reports that running mate Mike Pence is heavily involved in the selection process, and is expected to play as active a role in a Trump administration as Joe Biden and Al Gore played while they were vice presidents. A possible barometer to tell whether Trump will strengthen or destroy bridges with established Republicans is how he will appoint the current Republican National Chairman, Reince Priebus, who is currently under consideration to be Trump's chief of staff. Priebus didn't object to Trump, and was his dependable defender, while other Republicans distanced themselves over the course of the 2016 presidential campaign. (WION)

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