Ramstad votes against bloggers
One of our 'fine Republican' Minnesota Congressmen, Jim Ramstad, has voted against the internet and bloggers by recording a 'NAY' for HR 1606, the 'Online Freedom of Speech Act'.
I intend to contact his office this morning to register my disgust over this vote, and I urge readers to do the same. His local office can be reached at
We all should shudder at this continued attempt to stifle free and open political speech. I doubt seriously that the Founders had pornography in mind when they crafted the free speech clause of the 1st amendment - it was clearly political speech that was being addressed, and our government continues to move to repress our rightful expression of our views.
Elected representatives who vote for laws that are in clear violation of the Constitution that the swore to uphold and protect should be run out of town. Ramstad should be ashamed.
The House voted 225-182 for a bill that would have excluded blogs, e-mails and other Internet communications from regulation by the Federal Election Commission. That was 47 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed under a procedure that limited debate time and allowed no amendments. Yahoo News
I intend to contact his office this morning to register my disgust over this vote, and I urge readers to do the same. His local office can be reached at
Congressman Jim Ramstad
1809 Plymouth Road South #300
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Phone: (952) 738-8200
Fax: (952) 738-9362
We all should shudder at this continued attempt to stifle free and open political speech. I doubt seriously that the Founders had pornography in mind when they crafted the free speech clause of the 1st amendment - it was clearly political speech that was being addressed, and our government continues to move to repress our rightful expression of our views.
Elected representatives who vote for laws that are in clear violation of the Constitution that the swore to uphold and protect should be run out of town. Ramstad should be ashamed.
posted by festivus | 11/03/2005 10:37:00 AM
November 7, 2006
Bloggers vote against Ramstad.
How did we ever let this RINO into office in the first place? Answer: at the time (1990, I believe) the GOP was a sad, weak little party and the 3rd district was even more pathetic.
Unfortunately, he'll never leave that seat and there's no one to elect in his stead. And 99% of the 3rd district are ill-informed and just don't care.
Lesson: It doesn't pay to nominate a moderate in hopes he can get elected, cuz he just might.
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