Thursday, January 12, 2006

Battle Cry of the Fed-up and Outraged: Annoy, Annoy, Annoy

Like the rest of us, I've been accused from time to time of being annoying. But unlike you, I have resolved to become even more so. In fact, I hereby vow to become as annoying as possible as soon as possible. Moreover, I plan on doing it anonymously.

Why? The genesis of my newfound desire to annoy, as with many of my more destructive and antisocial impulses, lay in an action taken by President Bush and the rest of those, well, annoying boneheads who supposedly represent us in Washington.

Like the rest of us, I've been accused from time to time of being annoying. But unlike you, I have resolved to become even more so. In fact, I hereby vow to become as annoying as possible as soon as possible. Moreover, I plan on doing it anonymously.

Why? The genesis of my newfound desire to annoy, as with many of my more destructive and antisocial impulses, lay in an action taken by President Bush and the rest of those, well, annoying boneheads who supposedly represent us in Washington.

As reported by Declan McCullagh on CNET News.com, the president last week signed into law "a prohibition on posting annoying web messages or sending annoying email messages without disclosing your true identity."

The absurd ban was hidden in a bill called the "Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act," which provides for fines and imprisonment of those guilty of anonymous annoying.

As reported by Declan McCullagh on CNET News.com, the president last week signed into law "a prohibition on posting annoying web messages or sending annoying email messages without disclosing your true identity."

The absurd ban was hidden in a bill called the "Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act," which provides for fines and imprisonment of those guilty of anonymous annoying.

 
Who is defining "annoying?"
 
As we have learned from the un-patriot act, broad definitions of just about anything tend to come out of this administration.
 
Perhaps the idea is to so broadly define what is criminal that anyone can be arrested, brought to trial, fined and/or jailed for just about anything.
 
 

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