Death Penalty for Blogging

Last July in Iran, parliament passed a bill stating that it is a crime for any citizen to post web blogs that encourage corruption or conversion from Islam.  They are now trying to pass a law that could make these crimes punishable via the death penalty.  The first issue I see with this is who gets to decide what is offensive and what is not.  There are certain acts such as rape and murder that are obviously offensive and should be punished, but I do not think people should be punished for writing blogs over those issues.  I personally do not like writing for the public, but I would hate to think that I could be punished for having certain thoughts and feelings. While blogs can be viewed by anybody who has access to the internet, it is still a personal page and while I think there should be slight regulation over what topics can be discussed, I by no means think any government should have the right to kill over it.  Another problem the Iranian government is having is that because there are so many people creating web pages and blogs, there is no possible way they can regulate every single blog.  I am sure many people remember the case a few years back where a mother in the United States created a Myspace page posing as a young teen boy.  She ended up sending messages to a thirteen year old girl her daughter knew and they began talking nearly every night until she began taunting and harassing her.  She eventually sent the young girl a message saying the world would be a better place without her and because the girl was already experiencing depression, she committed suicide.  While some feel this mother should suffer some sort of punishment, the issue is still very controversial because the child was under the age Myspace requires you to be.  The ultimate question is who decides what is too offensive and why.  Oh and as if people did not already know, herein lies another reason the United States of America is the most awesome country in the world.