New Jersey Blogger “daTruthSquad” Fights for Freedom of Speech
This story is too close to home for me to ignore. Plus, I’m an anonymous blogger too.
Manalapan, New Jersey
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an organization devoted to protecting our freedoms in the virtual realm of all things Internet, an anonymous blogger has publicly criticized a malpractice suit bought and paid for by the Township of Manalapan, New Jersey, over a controversial land deal involving a former public official.
Manalapan, NJ - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked a Superior Court judge in New Jersey today to preserve the free speech rights of an anonymous blogger facing legal threats from local government officials.
The blogger, writing as “daTruthSquad” on a site hosted on Google’s Blogspot service, has criticized a controversial lawsuit filed by the township of Manalapan, as well as the officials who decided to pursue the case. The township subpoenaed Google for “daTruthSquad’s” identity — as well as for any emails, blog drafts, and other information Google has about the blogger — claiming that the defendant in the case is actually writing the posts. The defendant, however, has already sworn under penalty of perjury that he is not “daTruthSquad.”
More about this from the EFF web site.
Below is an excerpt from daTruthSquad’s own blog:
Any Truthteller will tell you that you never shout “He’s guilty” in a crowded political room because da police will run out of handcuffs dragging out those who have supposedly violated da law. DaTruth cannot be hidden or manipulated as some would try to do. That is why daTruthSquad continue to seek out daTruth and present it so it cannot be hidden in da crevases that would attempt to tuck it away.
Interesting. I hope the matter is resolved in favor of “daTruthSquad.” Because New Jersey, being one of the most corrupt, Democratic-run States in the country, needs more people like him or her.