UPDATED

John Hinderaker at Powerline posts to let us know that

Later today, the House of Representatives will vote on the Online Freedom of Speech Act, which is expected to pass easily.

Gee thanks guys but if you hadn't passed the horrific Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act, AKA McCain/Fiengold, this wouldn't be necessary at all now would it.

If we had a President who kept to his promise and vetoed this piece dreck in the first place, this legislation wouldn't be necessary. (But then again I'm not so sure he's even vetoed pretzels as a presidential snack food.)

If we had more justices sitting on the Supreme Court who could look at congress making a law that abridges freedom of speech and think "Hmm. Maybe this is contrary to the rather plain language of the Constitution that says 'Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech'" this legislation wouldn't be necessary.

I appreciate the efforts of those who are pushing this legislation but if you guys hadn't all gotten together and screwed it all up in the first place this wouldn't be necessary. So forgive me if not all that ready to give you a pat on the back for fixing something you never should have broken in the first place.

We already have an "Online Freedom of Speech Act." We more commonly refer to it as the First Amendment.

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