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FEC May Tighten Restrictions on Internet Political Activity
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Posted on 02/14/2005 9:43:03 AM PST by unixfox

FEC May Tighten Restrictions On Internet Political Activity Mon Feb 14 2005 10:38:41 ET

The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities on the Internet, ROLL CALL reports Monday.

The FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of 'public communications.

Specifically, the FEC is planning to examine the question of how Internet activities, when coordinated with candidates' campaigns, fit into the definition of "public communications." While coordinated communications are considered campaign contributions and therefore subject to strict contribution limits, current FEC regulations adopted in 2002 carve out an exemption for coordinated political communications that are transmitted over the Internet.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: campaignfinance; fec; firstamendment; freespeech; internet; noamendment1; nowuseamendment2
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I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.


1 posted on 02/14/2005 9:43:03 AM PST by unixfox
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To: unixfox
Ugh, fk them. Will our government stop trampling over our rights?
2 posted on 02/14/2005 9:44:19 AM PST by bahblahbah
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To: unixfox

Looks like NPR will be put out of business. They coordinate their web site and radio broadcasts with the RAT party.


3 posted on 02/14/2005 9:45:01 AM PST by John Lenin (Moral decay is running rampant and good people do nothing)
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To: unixfox

Might be time to start puttin' some ammo back....


4 posted on 02/14/2005 9:45:16 AM PST by wolfpat (Dum vivimus, vivamus)
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To: bahblahbah

Yes. As soon as "We the People" get fed up with them doing it. No sign of that happening yet.


5 posted on 02/14/2005 9:45:28 AM PST by Dead Corpse (The neighborhood is pretty dead at night, and I'm the one to blame....)
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To: unixfox
I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.

Neither had the Supreme Court when they ruled on campaign finance reform.

6 posted on 02/14/2005 9:45:47 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Blackwell for Governor 2006: hated by the 'Rats, feared by the RINOs.)
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To: bahblahbah

Only if they become afraid of us again.


7 posted on 02/14/2005 9:45:59 AM PST by An Old Marine (Freedom isn't Free)
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To: unixfox

Lemme guess. Conservative political activity will be declared illegal & commie/liberal political activity will be championed;)


8 posted on 02/14/2005 9:46:00 AM PST by right wing
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This is how they neuter the internet.

Oh well. Fun while it lasted.

9 posted on 02/14/2005 9:46:14 AM PST by Lazamataz (Proudly Posting Without Reading the Article Since 1999!)
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To: unixfox; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP

BTTT


10 posted on 02/14/2005 9:47:23 AM PST by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: John Lenin
Looks like NPR will be put out of business. They coordinate their web site and radio broadcasts with the RAT party.

That's a flat out lie. NPR is the propaganda wing of the Green party and only coordinates with the Rats on days that end in "Y".

11 posted on 02/14/2005 9:49:01 AM PST by Drango (tag line under repair)
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To: unixfox

If they don't try to direct it, they won't have to suspect it.


12 posted on 02/14/2005 9:50:26 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
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To: John Lenin

NPR, PBS, C-Span...

They'll all get a pass, because those are funded by us, whether or not we want it.


13 posted on 02/14/2005 9:50:28 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Ted "Kids, I Sunk the Honey" Kennedy is just a drunk who's never held a job (or had to).)
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To: unixfox
Outrageous.

The article should start out, "Under pressure from the whiney underdog Socialist party..."

14 posted on 02/14/2005 9:50:41 AM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: unixfox
I think I should get a tax write off if I use my computer, ISP, and web space for political punditry.
15 posted on 02/14/2005 9:50:45 AM PST by NeonKnight
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To: unixfox

Would that force Free Republic to take out all campaign related links?


16 posted on 02/14/2005 9:51:29 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.

No, they just fear and despise it.

17 posted on 02/14/2005 9:51:41 AM PST by Bella_Bru (You're about as funny as a case sensitive search engine.)
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To: right wing

This is one of Hillary's pet projects...stamping out conservative talk radio and internet activities..watch her.


18 posted on 02/14/2005 9:52:44 AM PST by smiley
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To: bahblahbah
Lines are being drawn, will we stop them from crossing over them?

The sheeple are STILL asleep and my guess is that will continue.


19 posted on 02/14/2005 9:53:18 AM PST by unixfox (AMERICA - 20 Million ILLEGALS Can't Be Wrong!)
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To: unixfox

Lets not be too hasty in our victimness-----Ever heard of Move-on


20 posted on 02/14/2005 9:53:20 AM PST by Foolsgold (dumped daschel he he he he)
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