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FEC May Regulate Web Political Activity
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| October 13, 2004
| SHARON THEIMER
Posted on 10/15/2004 1:33:44 PM PDT by 2ThumbsUp
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To: Conspiracy Guy
It's been rumored that the NKA is going to file a countersuit.
To: Bald Eagle777
The last thing we need is more government bow-wows involved in the election.
To: The Westerner
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posted on
10/15/2004 1:56:43 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are floor joists in the democratic platform.)
To: 2ThumbsUp
OK, all you unemployed ITers that had your jobs outsourced, here's your big chance. Start making plans for when the FEC starts supressing political discussion on the 'net. Offshore server farms will be needed. Secure forms of communications, networks controlled from offshore platforms, etc. The possibilities are endless. Think how much money PACs and Corps will be willing to spend to get around the FEC "rules."
We really need some form of high speed data channel, probably satellite, that can be received and plugged into the 'net from multiple, clandestine locations. Anyone have any ideas how to do this? (But if you tell us, they probably won't be any good anymore.)
To: 2ThumbsUp
The problem I see here is that whatever the FEC or the FCC try to do it will fail. The Internet is almost something that cannot be regulated by any person or group. As soon as some bright person or persons try to invent software to stifle to flow of information some group of 16 year old overachievers will write programs to get around it.
The Old Media, etc. cannot and will not be able to stop or slow down the Internet and that is driving them all crazy.
All these Government Agencies will find it next to impossible to try and regulate the content of the Internet.
To: Conspiracy Guy
Great. That will be as effective as the regulation of pornography on the web.
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posted on
10/15/2004 2:03:59 PM PDT
by
jimfree
(Cleveland rocks! (My venue for 72 hours in Ohio))
To: Eric in the Ozarks
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10/15/2004 2:12:54 PM PDT
by
Bald Eagle777
(Death AND taxes. The Democrats offer both. VOTE BUSH/CHENEY in '04 !! www.georgewbush.com)
To: Prime Choice
Not sure I understand how having your server overseas, while still publishing to it from within the U.S. would help at all here... I mean, you'd still be breaking the law in the U.S. if this were to come to fruition, because you'd be authoring from within the U.S., and likely that would fall under the premise of this (Machiavellian/Draconian/whatever you'd like to call it) law being proposed.
Seems to me this would be one of those little known portions of the law that they'd like people to feel safe about infringing, then they'd nail people for the technicality.
To: jimfree
I know porn when I see it!
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10/15/2004 2:17:43 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Ignorance, bigotry, envy, and gluttony are floor joists in the democratic platform.)
To: 2ThumbsUp
If there server is offshore what can they do about it?
Clamp down on the source like they do in China? These BureauFarts will have more on their hands if they try that.
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10/15/2004 2:19:08 PM PDT
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tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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