[unixfox]

I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.

[bahblahbah]

Ugh, fk them. Will our government stop trampling over our rights?

[John Lenin]

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

[wolfpat]

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

[KarlInOhio]

I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.

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

[right wing]

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

[Lazamataz]

This is how they neuter the internet.

Oh well. Fun while it lasted.

[EdReform]

BTTT

[xzins]

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

[LurkedLongEnough]

Outrageous.

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

[NeonKnight]

I think I should get a tax write off if I use my computer, ISP, and web space for political punditry.

[Semper Paratus]

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

[Bella_Bru]

I guess they haven't heard of the 1st Amendment.

No, they just fear and despise it.

[Foolsgold]

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

[clee1]

Great thing about the Net. The servers that host the free speech can be located far beyond the jurisdiction of the US Government.

[areafiftyone]

HMMMM Funny how this happened as soon as Dean became head of the DNC. He was the one who made the most money out of internet donations in his campaign.

[Peach]

Check this out.

[cd jones]

Keep your silly laws away from our internet (or we'll tell algore)

[Carry_Okie]

Jim, as you may know, I have been concerned that the activities of paid operatives on FR may be considered to be a campaign donation in kind. This move by the FEC may just end up being directed in that manner.

So far, ignorance has been bliss, but I'm not sure it can stay that way. Let's all keep an eye on this because it could become critical to FreeRepublic's effectiveness, which arises from the fact that it is still, in main, a voluntary forum for grassroots activism.

[unixfox]

Your take?

[NonValueAdded]

Watch "coordination" morph into something else that will ensnare FR in the process. Imagine a NCPAC-type FReeper (member of a pol's staff) posting something innocuous on FR and have the RATs try to shut the whole thing down on that basis. If I volunteer to work the local phones to support Condi for President in '08 and then I post a supportive comment, would that be considered coordination? Would there need to be a mass recusal of posters? This could get real messy.