FEC Decision

The Washington Post is reporting that the FEC has decided not to regulate the internet's political content.
The Federal Election Commission last night released proposed new rules that leave almost all Internet political activity unregulated except for the purchase of campaign ads on Web sites. "My key goal in this rule-making has been to make sure that the commission establish clear rules to exempt individuals who engage in online politics from campaign finance laws," said Chairman Michael E. Toner, a Republican. "We tried to craft a regulation that would allow the maximum amount of freedom for people as possible," said Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub, a Democrat.
How nice. The bureaucratic do-gooders promise that they won&t violate our First Amendment rights for now. Frankly, I hope someone appeals Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly&s ruling that set this all in motion.



Posted Sunday, March 26, 2006 9:11 PM

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