Comments on: Congressmen finally allowed on YouTube

Congressmen can now use third-party sites, after both the House and the Senate recently approved new rules.


by nonstopdesign October 3, 2008 4:00 PM PDT: There goes the neighborhood....; Like this Reply to this comment


by Solaris_User October 3, 2008 4:01 PM PDT: Now they will finally be in on the joke.. oh wait.. they *are* the joke.; Like this Reply to this comment


by guinness02 October 3, 2008 10:45 PM PDT: Will taxpayer money be used to produce campaigning videos? Is this free advertising for Congressmen?; Like this Reply to this comment


by hbobrien October 4, 2008 12:59 AM PDT: Wait, wait, wait... While congresscritters have a very important job, at the end of the day they're just citizens. What possible justification could there have been to violate their first amendment rights by suppressing their speech like this?

Imagine a congressperson who just wants to put up a video of their kid to share with the grandparents.

This is nuts, both for the precedent it sets for limiting the speech of all federal employees, and for furthering the perception that they are "different" from other citizens.; Like this Reply to this comment