The Senate Site
The Utah Senate is blogging.
And unlike Senator Hatch's so- called "campaign blog", you can actually leave comments.
But only the right kind of comments.
According to Paul Rolly, a comment was deleted from a Senator Bramble post because it referred to how the Senator might pay for a potential congressional campaign.
As we know full well in Utah, politician's methods of recieving and spending money is none of our business.
In a juicy irony, Senator Valentine posted a description of the evils of Chinese censorship and said he hoped it was "not descriptive of the Utah Senate".
posted by Ethan at 10/03/2005 07:00:00 AM
4 Comments:
Yeah, I deleted a comment from a blog entry on the senate site.
From my perspective, the entry seemed like a personal snipe that added little to the public discussion. I hit delete with about as much thought as when I delete spam from my inbox.
Maybe I was wrong.
The question: should we keep every comment, regardless of content?
The Senate Site was built to add something meaningful to the policy-making process. I hope people will participate enthusiastically. At the same time, this is the Senate’s site. I’m not going to provide a megaphone for personal attacks.
Where do you think we should draw the line?
Say something derogatory about a Senator’s spouse – I’m going to delete it. No debate necessary. Add something informative – pro or con – about an issue under discussion and I’m going to keep it.
I’d appreciate thoughtful insight from those of you who have been blogging for a while.
Thanks.
www.senatesite.com
Does it matter where we think the line should be drawn?
You've already decided.
But I do like the spin that equates questions about campaign finance with personal attacks on spouses.
Somebody's been learning from Sean Hannity.....
How dare the citizenry question how a candidate obtains campaign financing!
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