TOC gazette

As expected, The Online Citizen's appeal to the Prime Minister to reconsider gazetting the site as a political association was turned down.

It was indeed very naive and silly of the founders and chief editor of TOC to appeal to the small Lee-der. If they thought that the PM would change his mind so easily, then they must have believed that Michael Jackson is still alive.

The general elections are coming and it is not surprising that TOC has been 'offered" the chance to be gazetted. In fact, TOC should be mentally prepared that such things do occur since the identities of their writers are all exposed.

The Prime Minister's Office requests TOC to submit the identities of its staff upon the gazetting and you should know what that means. TOC has until next Monday to decide.

Either, The Online Citizen ceases to exist on the Internet by being shut down or obediently accept reality. Most likely, the latter would happen since closing down is equivalent to surrendering.

Anyway, I do not think that the government would hinder with TOC's operations after it becomes a political association. Unless they make defamatory comments which are suitable for suing (typical men in white style).