As first reported by MPW reader Christopher Cielo, a new Facebook campaign has been founded to overturn the General Assembly's ridiculous prohibition.
The group is led by Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs (R-34), Republican Delegate J.B. Jennings (R-7), Democratic Delegate Al Carr (D-18) and Facebook hero Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39). The campaign's bipartisan nature puts the lie to allegations that the ban is directed at Republicans. Red Maryland leader Brian Griffiths criticizes the ban as "brain-dead" and I agree.
Below is a screenshot of the site. If you are on Facebook, we encourage you to join the campaign!
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Facebook Campaign Aims to Overturn Ban
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Adam
Actually, those four legislators have just been named "Admins" to the group because they are the only elected officials on board. They haven't chosen to be leaders of this movement.
As new legislators join, they will also automatically be promoted to Admin Status to increase their visibility.
The effort to restore it is bipartisan, but the timing sure seemed partisan. The week of the banning House Minority Whip Chris Shank had been featured in a news article about the use of Fbook to communicate with constituents. Additionally, the MD Senate GOP Caucus had a briefing on Facebook by their staff at their weekly meeting to discuss the benefits of it that Tuesday. So the timing was odd.
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