“Sometimes, the word ‘voluntary’ is a little complicated...': Cass Sundstein, Obama's Minister Of Information

Daniel Hannan (you DO read Daniel Hannan, don't you?), wryly noted Cass Sundstein's latest quote:

“The site’s of one point of view agree to provide links to sites of the other point of view. So if you’re reading a conservative magazine, they would provide a link to a liberal site. And vice versa, just to make it easy for people to access to competing views.

Or maybe a popup on your screen that would show you an advertisement or maybe even a quick argument for a competing view.

If we could get voluntary arrangements in that direction, it would be great and if we can’t get voluntary arrangements maybe Congress should hold hearings about mandates.”

When queried on the word 'voluntary', his response was (wait for it!)...

“Sometimes, the word ‘voluntary’ is a little complicated…”

Here's a more complete account, to which the great Hannan refers.

Now, this, friends and neighbors is something to raise unshirted hell about.

This is something to tell your Congressman about, and your friends, and the folks at church, and the teller at the bank. I mentioned it just now to the sainted Mrs. OS, who is not overtly political, and she was stunned.

Obama and company are going after Freedom of Speech. No doubt about it.

OS notes that he has one regular reader from Washington D.C., and another from the D.C. suburbs. Given that there are a lot of people in that part of the world with computers, he hasn't paid that much attention.

But, just in case he's being monitored for political content, here's a message for that creepy person: Screw you. If you think you and yours are going to get away with it, you're deluded. There will be no place to run and hide that you won't be found, if you attempt to suppress speech.

Screw.

You.