The incumbent protection act on the web?
The Geek alerts us to the fact the FEC may try to regulate web political activity:
With political fund raising, campaign advertising and organizing taking place in full swing over the Internet, it may just be a matter of time before the Federal Election Commission joins the action. Well, that time may be now.
A recent federal court ruling says the FEC must extend some of the nation’s new campaign finance and spending limits to political activity on the Internet.
Long reluctant to step into online political activity, the agency is considering whether to appeal.
But vice chairwoman Ellen Weintraub said the Internet may prove to be an unavoidable area for the six-member commission, regardless of what happens with the ruling.
“I don’t think anybody here wants to impede the free flow of information over the Internet,” Weintraub said. “The question then is, where do you draw the line?”
I think you’d draw the line at the first amendment but obviously our court system and politicos disagree. And if anyone thinks for one minute blogs and other online resources will stop rambling about politicians because of this stupid law, they’re wrong.
October 14th, 2004 at 11:42 am
scrub you site for any mention of what you do, where you live, you address, or your mother’s madian name.
October 14th, 2004 at 3:00 pm
“They will take my keyboard away from my cold, dead, carpal tunnel hands….”