Here's A Modest Proposal - Let's Require A License To Twitter!

Judge Says No Twittering From The Courtroom | Techdirt.  It makes sense that Judges don't want twittering and blogging going on in courtrooms during trial. One lawyer's client has already been disciplined for coaching a witness with twitter while the witness was testifying. There are too many opportunities for such communication to bypass the rules of evidence, and trials need to be conducted totally on the record and in the clear. However, the real problem, it seems to me, is that unqualified whackos are doing a lot of useless twittering, and we need to regulate them. We require a license to do many things in life that can be dangerous; not the least of which is to practice law. So, why not require a license, and a battery of psychological tests, for anyone who wants a twitter account? Perhaps we could require a year of therapy, and the certification of a psychiatrist that the person who wishes to twitter is not a twit. While we are at it, if I get one more twitter message from someone who says I need help marketing my law practice, I will scream. Just another day in the neighborhood.