FEC May Regulate Web Political Activity (Uh Oh -will this affect us?)

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FEC May Regulate Web Political Activity


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Oct 13, 7:55 AM (ET)

By SHARON THEIMER



WASHINGTON (AP) - 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?"

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1. The Web is FREE.....this will be the end to free speech if we allow ANY

control of the web, that includes, attempting to write legislation that prevents child porn and crap! I'm not a child porn supporter but I'm a HUGE believer that the WEB is to be left alone. I do NOT want, in any way, the government controlling one aspect of it, because once they wedge an inch they want the whole goddamn thing controlled. Fuck that!

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2. Considering that unlike broadcast/cable TV and radio there is unlimited

bandwidth on the internet, I haven't yet seen a need for any additional regulation of "political activity" on the internet.

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3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=901574