In the Kentucky state legislature, “Rep. Tim Couch, R-Hyden, filed a bill that would require anyone posting on interactive Web sites to first register using their legal names, addresses and valid e-mail addresses.”
I can see Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay – known to history by the collective pseudonym Publius – rolling in their graves.
Fortunately, “Couch, however, said he won’t push the bill — he just wants to draw attention to the growing presence of anonymous and often mean-spirited comments on Web sites.”
I see his point, but couldn’t disagree more with the way he makes it.
Inertia Wins! 