Before I get to this story, let’s take another look at the First Amendment of the Constitution.

With that out of the way, there is a proposed bill here in Florida that would require bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, his Cabinet officers and members of the Florida legislature to register with the state.

Bloggers who receive compensation for a given online post about an elected state officer would have to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics —  though the requirement would not extend to the websites of newspapers or similar sites. 

“If a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post, the blogger must register with the appropriate office … within 5 days after the first 164 by the blogger which mentions an elected state officer,” reads the bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Jason Brodeur. 

If additional posts about elected state officers were to be posted, the blogger would have to file monthly reports detailing where, when and by whom the post was published, plus the amount of compensation received. Failure to file reports could lead to fines.

Fortunately, I do not post much about politics, FTVLive is about TV news.

But there are times when TV news talks about politics, which is newsworthy for FTVLive.

So, when Fox News brings DeSantis on their network to suck up to him and blow sunshine up his ass, FTVLive might want to mention that. But, this bill would then require us to register with the state and give our information.

How fucked up is that?

Even Newt Gingrich agrees.

If this bill passes, I very much look forward to the legal challenges it faces in court and I will be there to help fund those challenges.