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Could cyberbully act be used to silence dissent?

Josh Trevino thinks that the entire blogosphere should take a highly wary look at HR 1996, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, named after a teen who committed suicide after a schoolmate's mother engineered a devastating psychological attack on her via a social-networking site. In reaction to the case, Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) introduced the bill last year (Hulshof is no longer in Congress), and it has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration. Trevino thinks the bill uses broad language that could easily trap political dissent, in clause Sec 881 (a):

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