Bloggers are protected by the 1st Amendment

The blog master was threatening me with excommunication if I kept writing about California and how the government should be reorganized - this isn't a poly-sci class so back to the real world.

The 9th District Court of Appeals (this court covers California) said sites hosting blog sites are protected and are not responsible for what we write. However, we can still be sued for libel if we are foolish.

“The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation's largest appeals court, said that online publishers can post material generated by others without liability for its content -- unlike traditional news media, which are held responsible for such information. “

The story is here and am glad the court ruled the way it did. Lets hope the court known for being over turned the most often by the Supreme Court will not be in this ruling.

Let the blogging begin, but if/when someone writes something we don’t like, there isn’t a lot we can do, even if they attack us personally.