Freedom of Speech, GOP Style?

Word has it that the Capitol Curmudgeon blog was shut down perhaps by the GOP legislative majority after a frustration from members about critical observations of them from blogs. See the December Xoff Files blog. There were no posts for a short time, but it came back with more posts.

This week, however, it shut down for what looks like good. The link is dead. The last article was on Wednesday, January 11. Then the blog was taken down.

What's occured this week that could have been related to this? Well the GOP Assembly caucus met this week. And now the blog is down. This is the same GOP caucus who wanted to punish another blogger for their posts about a late night session.

Now, the moderate and always interesting Playground Politics blog hasn’t posted since Wednesday? Coincidence or free speech casualty?

Please say it ain’t so…..

Just for the record, here’s a copy of the First Amendment. If I had an illustrated version I’d post it for some of the legislators who need a little more help understanding blogs and free speech.

Come back soon, Playground Politics, even if you want to trash me. Your blog is worth it.